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(Redirected from Banzyville) Commune in Nord-Ubangi, DR Congo
Mobayi-Mbongo
Commune
Mobayi-Mbongo is located in Democratic Republic of the CongoMobayi-MbongoMobayi-Mbongo
Coordinates: 4°18′00″N 21°10′48″E / 4.300°N 21.180°E / 4.300; 21.180
Country DR Congo
ProvinceNord-Ubangi
TerritoryMobayi-Mbongo
Population
 • Total5,640
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
National languageLingala
The best dancer on the Ubangi at Banzyville, 1906
Bananas being brought by children into Banzyville, 1906

Mobayi-Mbongo, formerly known as Banzyville or Banzystad, is a town in Nord-Ubangi Province, in the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Ubangi River. It lies opposite the Central African town of Mobaye. It is the administrative center of the territory of the same name. As of 2012 the estimated population was 5,640.

A small hydroelectric power station was opened in 1989, with some of the power being exported to the CAR.

References

  1. Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  2. "Mobayi-Mbongo". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. Europa Publications Limited (2002). Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Routledge. ISBN 1-85743-131-6.
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