Kungu is a town and capital of one of the four territories of
Sud-Ubangi Province,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
.
The
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River (; ; ; ), also spelled Oubangui, is a river in Central Africa, and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou River, Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) and Uele Rivers (mea ...
forms the western boundary of Kungu Territory, separating it from the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
.
The
Ngiri River
The Ngiri River (or Giri River) is a tributary of the Ubangi River that flows southward through the Sud-Ubangi District of Équateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the D ...
, which flows southward through the
Ngiri Reserve
The Ngiri Reserve is a protected area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
It is located in western Équateur province, in the Bomongo, Bikoro and Makanza territories, and covers a total area of .
It extends northward from the confluen ...
, originates near the town of Kungu.
References
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Populated places in Sud-Ubangi