Ingende | |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Relief: | y |
Coordinates: | -0.3103°N 18.9693°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Équateur |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Ingende |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Ingende is a town in the Province of Équateur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Ingende Territory.
Ingende is on the south shore of the Ruki River just downstream of the confluence of the Momboyo River and the Busira River.The nearby Ingende Airport (FZEI) has a runway.The N8 highway passes through the town, crossing the Ruki River by ferry.The Ingende Territory stretches to the south and east of Ingende, bounded by the Busira River to the north and the Salonga River to the northeast.The Luilaka River (called the Momboyo River in its lower section) flows through the center of the territory.