Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Muanda
Muanda

Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 5°56′3″S 12°20′58″E / 5.93417°S 12.34944°E / -5.93417; 12.34944Coordinates: 5°56′3″S 12°20′58″E / 5.93417°S 12.34944°E / -5.93417; 12.34944
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Bas-Congo

Moanda or Muanda is a town and territory lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the mouth of the Congo River.[1] It is situated in Bas-Congo Province, and has a population of 50,000. The town has an airport, IATA Code FZAG (05°55′51″S 012°21′06″E / 5.93083°S 12.35167°E / -5.93083; 12.35167), is known for its beaches, and has a few limited tourist facilities, but tourism is incidental to the main economic activities of the town.

The town of Muanda is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of the small port of Banana in the mouth of the Congo, and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southeast of Point Kipundji.[2] The Moanda Oil Terminal, consisting of various platforms, pipelines and a permanent tanker, lies 10 miles southwest of Point Kipundji.[2] Some 100 km upstream from Muanda, on the north bank of the Congo River, lies the city of Boma, DR Congo's second-largest port. The great width and depth of the Congo River allow seagoing vessels to reach Boma and the largest port, Matadi, despite their distance from the coast.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Climate data for Moanda (altitude: 31m)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)		 31.3
(88.3)		 32.1
(89.8)		 31.9
(89.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 28.1
(82.6)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.3
(79.3)		 28.1
(82.6)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.1
(88)		 29.82
(85.66)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.2
(81)		 26.3
(79.3)		 23.4
(74.1)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.8
(71.2)		 23.8
(74.8)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.38
(77.66)
Average low °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 18.7
(65.7)		 17.2
(63)		 17.4
(63.3)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.2
(72)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 20.98
(69.77)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81
(3.19)		 132
(5.2)		 145
(5.71)		 166
(6.54)		 59
(2.32)		 0
(0)		 0
(0)		 1
(0.04)		 6
(0.24)		 29
(1.14)		 127
(5)		 87
(3.43)		 833
(32.81)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Moanda (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. 1 2 United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency (2001). "Sector 4: Cap Lopez to Ponta Albina". Publication 123: Sailing directions (enroute): Southwest coast of Africa (PDF) (8th ed.). Bethesda, Maryland. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Climate: Moanda (altitude: 31m) - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Moanda (altitude: 32m) - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-06.

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