AfricaDemocratic Republic of the CongoSud-Ubangi
Zongo
Sud-Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
About Zongo
Zongo sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bangui.
Zongo is in Sud-Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 49,000 people. The nearest town is Bangui, about 5 km away.
Zongo is a city in Sud-Ubangi Province in the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the south bank of the Ubangi River, across from Bangui in the Central African Republic. It is linked by ferry to Bangui but has declined in importance as a transport hub since much traffic moved east in theRead more
late 1980s.
By the end of the First Congo War, the city was controlled by the Movement for the Liberation of Congo. In 2001 the city saw an influx of refugees from the Central African Republic, the government of which alleged former soldiers among them were behind an attempted coup in Bangui in 2002.
During the 2012-13 Central African Republic conflict, refugees from the Central African Republic capital of Bangui, including many family members of President François Bozizé, fled here after the capital fell to Séléka rebels on 24 March 2013.
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Zongo is in Sud-Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 5 km from Bangui.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,658
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Region
- Sud-Ubangi
- Timezone
- Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates
- 4.3428, 18.5945
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