Gemena

Provincial capital and city in Sud-Ubangi, DR Congo
3°15′N 19°46′E / 3.250°N 19.767°E / 3.250; 19.767Country DR CongoProvinceSud-UbangiCommunesGbazubu, Labo, Lac-Ntumba, Mont GilaGovernment
 • MayorJacob Luba[1]Elevation
555 m (1,821 ft)Population
 (2012)
 • Total138,527Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)ClimateAm

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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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3°15′N 19°46′E / 3.250°N 19.767°E / 3.250; 19.767


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