Benge, Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

Benge
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:2.9596°N 25.7783°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bas-Uélé
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Buta Territory
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:609
Population Density Km2:auto

Benge is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a station on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway.

Location

Benge is in the Bas-Uélé province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is in extreme east of Buta Territory.It is in the chiefdom of Monganzulu.Benge is at an elevation of about above sea level.A road leads east from the village to Zobia in Bambesa Territory.

Colonial period

During the colonial period Benge was a chiefdom of the Mondingima tribe in the Zobia Territory.The main axis of the Vicicongo line built by the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo ran east from ran from Andoma through Benge to Zobia.This section was opened in December 1932.