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The Ubangi River (/(j) uː ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ i /; Swahili: Mto Ubangi; French: Fleuve Oubangui; Dutch: Mubangi Stroom), also spelled Oubangui, is a river in Central Africa, and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River.
The Uele–Mbomou confluence at Yakoma marks the origin of the Ubangi River, which in turn flows into the Congo River. The Uele is the longest tributary of the Ubangi. The combined Ubangi–Uele length is about 2,270 kilometres (1,410 mi). [3] From satellite images, parts of the river look red from the iron oxide contaminants in the river.
It is a small tributary off the Oubangui river, which is a tributary off the larger Congo River. [1] The Mpoko River covers 23,900 km 2 of land area and 86% savanna cover. [2] It begins northwest of the capital, Bangui, and flows southeast to its confluence near Bangui. It drains a savanna dominated ecosystem. [2]
Ubangi River, tributary of the Congo River in Africa; Ubangi-Shari, a French colony which became the Central African Republic; Apostolic Vicariate of Belgian Ubanghi, a former Catholic missionary (initially an Apostolic Prefecture)
The Kotto River (or Koto River) is a tributary of the Oubangui River in the Central African Republic. Its source is on the south side of the Bongo Massif , near Mount Toussoro on the border between the Central African Republic and Sudan .
900 km; traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts; Oubangui is the most important river, navigable all year to craft drawing 0.6 m or less; 282 km navigable to craft drawing as much as 1.8 m.
One of the first Europeans to explore the river was the Belgian Alphonse van Gèle, in November–December 1886. [5] On 25 July 1901 a mission led by the colonial administrator M. Dessirier de Paulwel, with 30 militia and 65 porters, left Bangui and crossed the Bonjo territory to reach Loko on the Lobay River on 1 September 1901.
Zinga is a town on the Oubangui River in the Central African Republic. The town stretches roughly 1 km long and 300 m wide. The town stretches roughly 1 km long and 300 m wide. It is known for its wooden buildings and as a ferry port , from which boats sail to Bangui and Brazzaville .