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Bookmark or Share- Mbandaka – Travel guide at WikivoyageMbandaka is in Congo Basin. It is the capital of Equateur province. This city is formerly known as Coqilhatville (in French ) where it was named by the Belgians in 1886 during the beginning of colonial rule.
- Mbandaka - WikipediaMbandaka is the capital of Équateur province, and located only a few kilometers from the equator. It is home to Mbandaka airport and is linked by a four to seven day trip by river barge journey to Kinshasa and Boende. Kinshasa is an hour's plane ride away.
- Mbandaka: Welcome to the Jungle - Adventures in CongoMbandaka was founded in 1883 by Henry Morton Stanley himself, the first European to chart the Congo River, and the explorer of “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” fame. The capital was almost situated here instead of Kinshasa.
- DR Congo experiencing worst flooding in 60 years | AfricanewsAt the end of December, the flooding hit the provinces of Ituri and Mongala as well as the capital Kinshasa. Now, locals in the city of Mbandaka and its peripheries are struggling to cope with...
- Mbandaka | Congo River, Ebola Outbreak, Capital City | BritannicaMbandaka, city, northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the equator about 435 miles (700 km) northeast of Kinshasa, the national capital. It was a colonial administrative centre from 1886.
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