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1434:(Haut-Uele)
1416:(Nord-Kivu)
1233:10 December
550:Main sights
387:journey to
375:Description
357:Congo River
177:City status
128: /
1603:Categories
1556:Mbuji-Mayi
1551:(Équateur)
1520:Lubumbashi
1389:(Bas-Uele)
1371:(Sud-Kivu)
1294:2008-09-16
1175:2018-05-17
1065:2012-01-30
1001:References
927:See also:
636:dry season
500:"Mbandaka"
361:Ruki River
290:pronounced
235:Population
201:Government
193:Mbandaka,
116:18°15′21″E
1533:(Sankuru)
1515:(Mongala)
1506:(Lualaba)
1493:Kisangani
1488:(Maniema)
1394:Gbadolite
1362:(Tshuapa)
1334:provinces
1255:28 August
1170:0190-8286
1021:1 January
475:(now the
351:Geography
268:Time zone
243:1,187,837
227:Elevation
209:Yves Balo
113:0°02′52″N
1609:Mbandaka
1565:Tshikapa
1547:Mbandaka
1497:(Tshopo)
1479:(Kwango)
1443:(Lomami)
1349:Bandundu
984:See also
912:Source:
907:(61.21)
838:Average
587:hectares
524:Rwandans
389:Kinshasa
286:Mbandaka
187:Communes
157:Province
150:DR Congo
88:Mbandaka
34:Mbandaka
1569:(Kasaï)
1529:Lusambo
1502:Kolwezi
1466:Kananga
1448:Kalemie
1439:Kabinda
1380:(Ituri)
1353:(Kwilu)
1336:of the
902:(3.78)
897:(5.28)
892:(7.32)
887:(7.91)
882:(6.54)
877:(4.09)
872:(3.54)
867:(4.37)
862:(5.39)
857:(6.61)
852:(3.70)
847:(2.68)
833:(69.3)
828:(69.6)
823:(69.3)
818:(69.1)
813:(68.7)
808:(68.5)
803:(68.5)
798:(69.4)
793:(70.3)
788:(70.2)
783:(69.8)
778:(69.4)
773:(69.3)
763:(86.6)
758:(86.7)
753:(86.2)
748:(86.4)
743:(85.8)
738:(84.6)
733:(84.0)
728:(85.8)
723:(88.2)
718:(88.3)
713:(88.3)
708:(88.3)
703:(86.9)
618:Climate
447:equator
422:History
404:Lingala
317:in the
313:) is a
262:376,000
195:Wangata
168:Founded
141:Country
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1360:
1358:Boende
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923:People
654:Month
520:Kabila
410:, and
408:French
393:Boende
303:French
1484:Kindu
1475:Kenge
1430:Isiro
1376:Bunia
1284:MONUC
905:1,555
895:134.0
890:186.0
885:201.0
880:166.0
875:104.0
865:111.0
860:137.0
855:168.0
693:Year
536:Ebola
412:Mongo
400:Mongo
385:barge
323:Congo
311:Dutch
305:, or
273:UTC+1
258:Urban
1412:Goma
1385:Buta
1257:2024
1235:2022
1166:ISSN
1023:2023
900:96.0
870:90.0
850:94.0
845:68.0
831:20.8
826:20.9
821:20.7
816:20.6
811:20.4
806:20.3
801:20.3
796:20.8
791:21.3
786:21.2
781:21.0
776:20.8
771:20.7
761:30.4
756:30.4
751:30.1
746:30.2
741:29.9
736:29.2
731:28.9
726:29.9
721:31.2
716:31.3
711:31.3
706:31.3
701:30.5
690:Dec
687:Nov
684:Oct
681:Sep
678:Aug
675:Jul
672:Jun
669:May
666:Apr
663:Mar
660:Feb
657:Jan
516:Hutu
391:and
327:Ruki
325:and
315:city
214:Area
181:1958
171:1883
43:city
914:FAO
544:WHO
309:in
301:in
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