Boende

Boende
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Boende
Boende is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boende
Boende
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 0°16′52″S 20°52′34″E / 0.281°S 20.876°E / -0.281; 20.876
Country DR Congo
ProvinceTshuapa
CommunesBoende, Tshuapa
Government
 • MayorMustafa Bosenge
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
36,158
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
ClimateAf

Boende is a city and capital of Tshuapa Province, lying on the Tshuapa River, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a river port with riverboats sailing to Kinshasa via Mbandaka and is also home to an airport. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 36,158. The national language used locally is Lingala.

History

Boende was captured by mercenaries during the Simba rebellion in January 1964. This battle was documented in the Mondo documentary Africa Addio.

Climate

Boende has an equatorial tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) and is hot, humid and wet all year round without pronounced variations in temperature or rainfall.

Climate data for Boende, elevation 351 m (1,152 ft), (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.2
(86.4)		 30.4
(86.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.3
(68.5)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.7
(69.3)		 20.9
(69.6)		 20.8
(69.4)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.3
(68.5)		 20.4
(68.7)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.6
(69.1)		 20.5
(68.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 156.0
(6.14)		 136.0
(5.35)		 203.0
(7.99)		 174.0
(6.85)		 168.0
(6.61)		 137.0
(5.39)		 128.0
(5.04)		 182.0
(7.17)		 188.0
(7.40)		 215.0
(8.46)		 224.0
(8.82)		 155.0
(6.10)		 2,066
(81.32)
Average relative humidity (%) 85 83 83 85 85 87 89 86 88 86 86 86 86
Source: FAO

References

  1. ↑ "Terrible bilan en République démocratique du Congo après la mort de 50 personnes suite au naufrage d'une embarcation. Le drame s'est déroulé mercredi dans le nord-ouest du pays sur la rivière Momboyo". RFI Afrique (in French). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 January 2009.[dead link]
  3. ↑ Fitzsimmons, Scott, ed. (2012), "5 Commando Puts Down the Simba Rebellion", Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 47–108, doi:10.1017/CBO9781139208727.004, ISBN 978-1-107-02691-9, retrieved 6 August 2023
  4. ↑ "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 28 August 2024.