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[[Image:CG-Mossendjo.png|right|200px|Location of Mossendjo in the Republic of the Congo]] |
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'''Mossendjo''' is a town located in the [[Niari Region]] of the [[Republic of the Congo]]. |
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'''Mossendjo''' (can also be written as ''Mosenjo'' or ''Mosendjo'') is a town and a [[Communes of the Republic of the Congo|commune]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ins-congo.cg/download/chapitre-3-organisation-administrative/ |title=Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 3 : organisation administrative |date=2021-03-23 |format=PDF |page=10 |publisher={{lang|fr|Institut National de la Statistique}} |website=ins-congo.cg |access-date=2023-08-18|language=fr }}</ref> located in the [[Niari Department]] of the [[Republic of the Congo]]. |
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It is divided into 2 urban boroughs (''arrondissements''): |
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[[Category:Cities in the Republic of the Congo]] |
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# Bouali |
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# Itsibou |
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== Railways == |
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The town lies on the [[Mbinda]] branch of the Congo railway system.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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== Infrastructure == |
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Mossendjo is a city of almost 20,000 people. It is the regional hub city of the [[Chaillu Massif]] mountainous region, north of [[Dolisie]] and south of [[Mayoko]] and [[Mbinda]]. The infrastructure of Mossendjo has been improved since 2006, owing to the Congo government's program of revitalizing Mossendjo and Dolisie. New streets and sewage drainage systems have been constructed in both cities.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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[[Mossendjo Airport]] has regularly scheduled airline service to [[Pointe Noire]] and [[Brazzaville]], via [[Air Maouene]]. Road access to Dolisie and Mayoko still is via rough, sometimes graded dirt roads. The region has cell phone coverage service by [[TelCel]]. {{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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==Economy== |
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[[Logging]] has been a primary industry in the Mossendjo-Mbinda sector. Some mineral explorations for iron, gold and diamonds occur throughout the department but no commercial mines are in production. Little agricultural production occurs in the Mossendjo-Mbinda sector apart from gathering of bananas and local forest fruits. {{citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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== See also == |
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* [[Railway stations in Congo]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Niari Department]] |
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[[Category:Populated places in the Republic of the Congo]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 19 October 2024
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2023) |
Mossendjo | |
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  Mossendjo Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 2°56′43″S 12°42′56″E / 2.94528°S 12.71556°E | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Niari Department |
| District | Moutamba District |
| Commune | Mossendjo |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Population (2023 census) | |
• Total | 15,003 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
Mossendjo (can also be written as Mosenjo or Mosendjo) is a town and a commune[1] located in the Niari Department of the Republic of the Congo.
It is divided into 2 urban boroughs (arrondissements):
- Bouali
- Itsibou
Railways
[edit]The town lies on the Mbinda branch of the Congo railway system.[citation needed]
Infrastructure
[edit]Mossendjo is a city of almost 20,000 people. It is the regional hub city of the Chaillu Massif mountainous region, north of Dolisie and south of Mayoko and Mbinda. The infrastructure of Mossendjo has been improved since 2006, owing to the Congo government's program of revitalizing Mossendjo and Dolisie. New streets and sewage drainage systems have been constructed in both cities.[citation needed]
Mossendjo Airport has regularly scheduled airline service to Pointe Noire and Brazzaville, via Air Maouene. Road access to Dolisie and Mayoko still is via rough, sometimes graded dirt roads. The region has cell phone coverage service by TelCel. [citation needed]
Economy
[edit]Logging has been a primary industry in the Mossendjo-Mbinda sector. Some mineral explorations for iron, gold and diamonds occur throughout the department but no commercial mines are in production. Little agricultural production occurs in the Mossendjo-Mbinda sector apart from gathering of bananas and local forest fruits. [citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Annuaire Statistique du Congo 2018, chapitre 3 : organisation administrative" (PDF). ins-congo.cg (in French). Institut National de la Statistique. 2021-03-23. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-08-18.