Bokoyo is a settlement in Dungu Territory, Haut-Uélé, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Bokoyo
Bokoyo is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bokoyo
Bokoyo
Coordinates: 4°20′23″N 28°45′38″E / 4.3396°N 28.7605°E / 4.3396; 28.7605
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceHaut-Uélé
TerritoryDungu Territory
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Location

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Bokoyo is in Dungu Territory, Haut-Uélé, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] It is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) NNE of Dungu and just west of the Réserve de chasse d'Azande.[2] The Köppen climate classification is Aw: Tropical savanna, wet.[1]

History

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On 14 August 1893 a Belgian expedition under Ernest Baert with 86 African soldiers reached Bokoyo from Dungu. At Bokoyo they were joined by 350 Azande auxiliaries. They continued on to Mundu en route to the Nile.[3]

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Sources

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  • "Bokoyo, Haut Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo", Mindat.org, retrieved 2021-09-23
  • Coosemans, M. (1948b), "BAERT (Ernest)", Biographie Coloniale Belge (in French), vol. I, Inst. roy. colon. belge, pp. col. 54–57, retrieved 2020-09-13
  • "mlat=4.3396&mlon=28.7605", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-09-23