Gemena
Provincial capital and city in Sud-Ubangi, DR Congo
3°15′N 19°46′E / 3.250°N 19.767°E / 3.250; 19.767 (2012)
Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017).[2] The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007.
Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory.
References
- ^ "Signature d'un protocole de partenariat entre les villes de Lubumbashi et de Gemena". acp.cd (in French). Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo: Floods in Gemena - DREF Operations Update n° 1, Operation n° MDRCD019 - Democratic Republic of the Congo". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- Crawford Young and Thomas Turner, The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State, p. 174)
- http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200705161046.html
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Capitals of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Bandundu (Kwilu)
- Boende (Tshuapa)
- Bukavu (Sud-Kivu)
- Bunia (Ituri)
- Buta (Bas-Uele)
- Gbadolite (Nord-Ubangi)
- Gemena (Sud-Ubangi)
- Goma (Nord-Kivu)
- Inongo (Mai-Ndombe)
- Isiro (Haut-Uele)
- Kabinda (Lomami)
- Kalemie (Tanganyika)
- Kamina (Haut-Lomami)
- Kananga (Kasai-Central)
- Kenge (Kwango)
- Kindu (Maniema)
- Kisangani (Tshopo)
- Kolwezi (Lualaba)
- Lisala (Mongala)
- Lubumbashi (Haut‑Katanga)
- Lusambo (Sankuru)
- Matadi (Kongo Central)
- Mbandaka (Équateur)
- Mbuji-Mayi (Kasaï Oriental)
- Tshikapa (Kasaï)
Provinces are shown between brackets
3°15′N 19°46′E / 3.250°N 19.767°E / 3.250; 19.767
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