Kwamouth Explained

Kwamouth
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mai-Ndombe
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Kwamouth
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Blank Name Sec1:National language
Blank Info Sec1:Lingala
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-3.1782°N 16.2055°W

Kwamouth is a small community in Mai-Ndombe province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the headquarters of the Kwamouth territory. The town lies at the mouth of the Kwah River, the last stretch of the Kasai River after it has been joined by the Fimi River, where it enters the Congo River.[1]

On 2 February 1961 a military Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar operated by Aeronautica Militare Italiana was damaged beyond repair at Kwamouth. There were no fatalities.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo . Blaes . X. . October 2008 . UNOCHA and PNUD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818075411/http://www.rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf . 2016-08-18 .
  2. Web site: Accident description . Aviation safety Network . 2012-02-03.