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Mbandaka

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[bahn-dah-kah, uhm-bahn-] / ˈbɑn dɑˌkɑ, əmˈbɑn- /

noun

  1. a city in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


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It rains almost all year round in Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur province in the dense rainforest of the Congo Basin of central Africa.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

He relates that Mbandaka has no permanent power supply, only a few diesel generators and hardly any infrastructure -- not even a power drill to install the flood level marker.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023

A survivor told Radio Okapi that the boat, which had left the city of Mbandaka for the Bolomba area in the north-western Equateur province, stalled and lost balance due to overcrowding.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023

Mbandaka, the capital of Equateur province, has also contended with outbreaks in 2018 and in 2020.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2022

My plan from there was simple, if terrifying: Head up the Congo River to Mbandaka, and then skirt past the city to my mom’s release site.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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