Boende

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; 20.876Coordinates: 0°16′52″S 20°52′34″E / 0.281°S 20.876°E / -0.281; 20.876
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	Tshuapa
Population (2009)
• Total	36,158
Climate	Af

Boende is a town and capital of Tshuapa Province, lying on the Tshuapa River, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a river port with ferries sailing to Kinshasa via Mbandanka and is also home to an airport. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 36,158.^[1] The national language used locally is Lingala.

References

Capitals of the provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Boende (Tshuapa) Bukavu (Sud-Kivu) Bunia (Ituri) Buta (Bas-Uele) Gbadolite (Nord-Ubangi) Gemena (Sud-Ubangi) Goma (Nord-Kivu) Inongo (Mai-Ndombe) Isiro (Haut-Uele) Lisala (Mongala) Lodja (Sankuru) Lubumbashi (Haut‑Katanga) Luebo (Kasaï) Kabinda (Lomami) Kalemie (Tanganyika) Kamina (Haut-Lomami) Kananga (Lulua) Kenge (Kwango) Kinshasa Kikwit (Kwilu) Kindu (Maniema) Kisangani (Tshopo) Kolwezi (Lualaba) Matadi (Kongo Central) Mbandaka (Équateur) Mbuji-Mayi (Kasaï Oriental)
Provinces are shown between brackets