Ingende is a town in the

Province of Équateur Équateur is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équat ...

in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of

Ingende Territory Ingende Territory is a second-level administrative area (territory) in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its headquarters is the town of Ingende. Ingende Territory covers 17,328 km² and is divided into three administrat ...

Location

Ingende is on the south shore of the

Ruki River The Ruki is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Congo River. It may be seen as the lower reach of the Busira River, which in turn may be seen as the lower reach of the Tshuapa River. Location The Ruki is ...

just downstream of the confluence of the Momboyo River and the

Busira River The Busira River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main tributary of the Ruki River, which in turn is a tributary of the Congo River. The Busira may be seen as the upper reach of the Ruki River. It is navigable year rou ...

. The nearby Ingende Airport (FZEI) has a runway. The N8 highway passes through the town, crossing the Ruki River by ferry. The Ingende Territory stretches to the south and east of Ingende, bounded by the Busira River to the north and the Salonga River to the northeast. The

Luilaka River The Momboyo River (french: Rivière Momboyo) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It joins the Busira River to form the Ruki River, a tributary of the Congo River. The Momboya and its main tributary the Luilaka are navigable for fr ...

(called the Momboyo River in its lower section) flows through the center of the territory.

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