Ikengo Explained

Ikengo
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:-0.1269°N 18.1338°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Équateur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:302
Timezone1:Africa/Kinshasa
Utc Offset1:+1

Ikengo is a village in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the left bank of the Congo River.

Location

Ikengo is in Équateur Province, on the left bank of the Congo River about southwest of Mbandaka.

On 8 June 1883 the explorer Henry Morton Stanley passed by the Ikengo villages, Ikengo, Itumbu and Inganda.He had been there before in 1877, and the people of each village asked him to come to their village and promised food, beer and wine.

Health

One of the main health problems in Ikengo is the lack of clean water, leading to illnesses such as diarrhea.Malaria and acute respiratory infections are also common.In 2021 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over a health center in Ikengo to the local authorities.It was receiving about 20 patients per day.Due to its accessibility by canoe it served several nearby health zones.

Notable people