Mbinda

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Mbinda
Mbinda is located in Republic of the Congo
Mbinda
Mbinda
Location in the Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 2°6′5″S 12°52′38″E / 2.10139°S 12.87722°E / -2.10139; 12.87722
Country Republic of the Congo
DepartmentNiari
DistrictMbinda
Population
 (2007)
 • Total4,390

Mbinda is a village in the Republic of Congo, lying on the border with Gabon. It is the administrative seat of the Mbinda District.

The village is a transport hub and lies at the end of a railway line to Brazzaville.

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The town prospered as the southern end of the 75 km COMILOG Cableway from Moanda in Gabon, exporting manganese via Brazzaville, but this closed in 1986 when the Trans-Gabon Railway was completed. However, a rail link from Franceville to Brazzaville, probably via the town, is regularly proposed.

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