Mbandaka

Mbandaka
Coordinates	0 ° 3 '  N , 18 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 0 ° 3 '  N , 18 ° 16'  E
Basic data
Country	Democratic Republic of Congo
province	Equateur
height	370 m
Residents	1,187,837 (2015)
founding	1883
Street scene in Mbandaka

Mbandaka (until 1966 Coquilhatville ) is a city in the north of the equatorial African state Democratic Republic of the Congo (until 1997 Zaire ).

geography

Mbandaka is one of the largest cities in the republic and is the capital of the province of Equateur . Its latitude is 0.1 ° north (just a few kilometers north of the equator ) and its longitude is 18.3 ° east. It is located on the eastern (left) bank of the Congo River at an altitude of 370  m near the mouth of the Ruki . Its population was around 185,000 in 2005 and has increased by a third since 1984, which is well below the general population growth of the country until 2005. For 2015 the population is given as 1,187,837.

history

Mbandaka was founded in 1883 by Henry Morton Stanley under the name Equateurville . Under Belgian rule, the name was changed to Coquilhatville . In 1966 the city was renamed “Mbandaka” as part of the “Africanization” initiated by the then dictator Mobutu Sese Seko .

At the end of the First Congo War , the city was taken on May 13, 1997 by rebels fighting against Mobutu.

religion

Mbandaka is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro .

economy

The city lives mainly from fishing . The caught fish are sold in the larger surrounding cities as well as in the capital Kinshasa .

The botanical garden in the nearby, northeastern Eala is particularly worth seeing .

Personalities

• José Bosingwa (* 1982), Portuguese football player
• Mpeko Issama (* 1986), national soccer player

Climate table

Mbandaka
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     104   31 21st     126   31 21st     144   31 21st     157   31 21st     150   31 21st     123   30th 21st     86   29 20th     143   29 20th     184   30th 20th     205   30th 20th     198   30th 20th     141   30th 21st Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Mbandaka Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.2 31.0 29.7 28.8 29.0 30.0 30.2 30.0 30.2 O 30.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 20.5 20.8 20.9 21.1 21.1 20.6 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.4 20.6 O 20.6 Precipitation ( mm ) 104 126 144 157 150 123 86 143 184 205 198 141 Σ 1,761 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 6.0 6.2 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.4 O 5.6 Rainy days ( d ) 6th 7th 11 10 12 9 7th 11 12 14th 15th 10 Σ 124 Humidity ( % ) 86 83 85 84 85 87 86 86 87 86 87 86 O 85.7 Source: wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Mbandaka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Report annuel de l'Administration du territoire Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement (CAID)