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Moanda | |
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  Moanda Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 5°56′3″S 12°20′58″E / 5.93417°S 12.34944°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Kongo Central |
Moanda or Muanda is a town and territory lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the mouth of the Congo River.[1] It is situated in Kongo Central Province, and has a population of 90,812 as of 2012. The town has an airport and is known for its beaches, and has a few limited tourist facilities, but tourism is incidental to the main economic activities of the town.
The town of Muanda is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west of the small port of Banana in the mouth of the Congo, and 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) southeast of Point Kipundji.[2] The Moanda Oil Terminal, consisting of various platforms, pipelines and a permanent tanker, lies 10 miles southwest of Point Kipundji.[2] Some 100 km upstream from Muanda, on the north bank of the Congo River, lies the city of Boma, DR Congo's second-largest port. The great width and depth of the Congo River allow seagoing vessels to reach Boma and the largest port, Matadi, despite their distance from the coast.
- ^ Moanda (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ a b United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency (2001). "Sector 4: Cap Lopez to Ponta Albina". Publication 123: Sailing directions (enroute): Southwest coast of Africa (PDF) (8th ed.). Bethesda, Maryland. pp. 61–62. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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