Mawa Gare Explained

Mawa Gare
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:2.7381°N 26.693°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Bas-Uélé
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Poko Territory
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:609
Population Density Km2:auto

Mawa Gare (Mawa Station) 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

Mawa Gare is in the Bas-Uélé province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is at an elevation of about above sea level.The former Komba-Mungbere railway runs through the village from west to east. The RS414 road runs from Niapu to the southwest through Mawa to Poko to the north.

Mawa-Gare is an administrative post in the Poko Territory.It is in the Viadana health zone, and has a health station.

Colonial period

The main axis of the Vicicongo line built by the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo ran east from Zobia through Mawa to Isiro.This section was opened on 31 December 1934.