Opala, Democratic Republic of the Congo explained

Opala
Settlement Type:Commune
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:-0.5093°N 24.2291°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tshopo
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Opala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:15,569
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Climate
Blank Info Sec1:Af
Blank Name Sec2:National language
Blank Info Sec2:Lingala
Timezone1:CAT
Utc Offset1:+2

Opala is a town in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the Opala Sector and of the Opala Territory. The town lies on the left bank of the Lomami River.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carte des Districts et Territoires de l'ORIENTALE . Reliefweb . October 2002 . 2011-10-08.
  2. Web site: Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo. https://web.archive.org/web/20100401040116/http://rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf . dead . 2010-04-01 . X. Blaes . PNUD-SIG . October 2008 . 2011-11-02.