Boende

Boende
Boende Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 0°16′52″S 20°52′34″E / 0.281°S 20.876°ECoordinates: 0°16′52″S 20°52′34″E / 0.281°S 20.876°E
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Équateur
District	Tshuapa District
Population (2009)
• Total	36,158
Climate	Af

Boende is a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the Tshuapa River, east of Mbandaka in Equateur province.^[1] It is the capital of Tshuapa District. It is a river port with ferries sailing to Kinshasa via Mbandanka and is also home to an airport. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 36,158.^[2] The national language used locally is Lingala.

References

1. Umutesi, Marie Béatrice (5 October 2004). Surviving the slaughter: the ordeal of a Rwandan refugee in Zaire. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-299-20494-5. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 January 2009.