Mossendjo

Mossendjo
Coordinates	2 ° 57 '2 "  S , 12 ° 43' 34"  O Coordinates: 2 ° 57 '2 "  S , 12 ° 43' 34"  O
Basic data
Country	Republic of the Congo
region	Niari
surface	5 km²
Residents	13,238 (2007 census)
density	2,647.6  Ew. / km²

Mossendjo is a city in the Niari region in southwestern Republic of the Congo .

location

Mossendjo is located in the east of the Niari region, 320 km northwest of the capital Brazzaville . The city is the center of the Chaillu Massif region, which is shaped by the Chaillu Massif, a mountain range that extends from the south of neighboring Gabon to the Republic of the Congo.

traffic

Mossendjo is connected to the national railway network and is connected by highways with important cities in the country, for example with Dolisie in the south of Mossendjo. Buses also run regularly on this route. In addition, the city has its own airport with de with the IATA code MSX, from which flights to Pointe Noire on the Atlantic Ocean and Brazzaville are offered.

economy

A traditionally important industry in the region is the timber industry . Some attempts to establish the commercial mining of diamonds , gold and iron in the region failed, also because the useful connection to Gabon's railway network could not yet be implemented.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chaillu Massif | mountains, Central Africa . In: Encyclopedia Britannica . ( britannica.com [accessed August 6, 2018]).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Sean Rorison: Congo: Democratic Republic - Republic . S. 295 .
3. ↑ Google Maps. Accessed August 6, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Mossendjo Airport, Mossendjo MSX Airport | Airportia. Accessed August 6, 2018 .