Umangi is a village on the right bank of the Congo River downstream from Lisala in the Mongala province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Umangi
Umangi is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Umangi
Umangi
Coordinates: 2°06′58″N 21°23′42″E / 2.11623°N 21.39509°E / 2.11623; 21.39509
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceMongala
Elevation
347 m (1,138 ft)

History

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Umangi was among the posts founded in 1888–1889 by a Belgian expedition led by Francis Dhanis.[2]

Notes

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Sources

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  • "Umangi", Geonames.org, retrieved 2020-08-31
  • Coosemans, M. (20 May 1946), "MILZ (Jules-Alexandre)", Biographie Belge d'Outre-Mer (in French), vol. I, Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer, pp. 697–701, retrieved 2020-08-30