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River in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lulonga River
The Lulonga River at the port of Basankusu
The rivers of the central Democratic Republic of Congo, with the Lulonga and its tributaries (top left)
Location
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • locationCongo River
Length200 km (120 mi)
Basin size76,950 km (29,710 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence of Congo (near mouth)
 • average2,040 m/s (72,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMaringa
 • rightLopori

The Lulonga (Swahili: Mto Lulonga, French: Rivière Lulonga, Dutch: Lulonga Rivier) is a river in the Equateur province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is about 200 km long from its beginning at the town of Basankusu. The Lopori and the Maringa join to form the Lulonga there. The Lulonga River flows into the Congo River at the village of Lulonga.

References

  1. Thibault, Lambert; Steven, Bouillon; François, Darchambeau; Philippe, Massicotte; Alberto, V. Borges. "Shift in the chemical composition of dissolved organic matter in the Congo River network" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. Jef Dupain; Janet Nackoney; Jean-Paul Kibambe; Didier Bokelo & David Williams. "Maringa-Lopori-Wamba Landscape" (PDF). L'Observatoire des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
Rivers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo left bank (south)
Kasai basin
Congo right bank (north)
Lualaba and tributaries
Other


0°38′40″N 18°22′58″E / 0.644489°N 18.3827877°E / 0.644489; 18.3827877


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