Official Name: | Epena |
Pushpin Map: | Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Name1: | Likouala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Epena |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2023 census |
Population Total: | 5,190 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Bomitaba |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 1.3553°N 17.4519°W |
Epena is a village of 2000 people, the administrative seat of Epena District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo.
It is on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, just east of the Lake Télé Community Reserve. A paved road, opened in 1989, links Epena to the departmental capital Impfondo.[1]
The population of Epena is primarily Bomitaba and speaks the Bomitaba language. The village marks a rough divide between the Bomitaba linguistic area and that of the Dibole language to the south.[2]