Epena
Epena is a village of 2000 people, the administrative seat of Epena District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo.
Epena | |
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Epena Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 1°21′19″N 17°27′7″E | |
| Country | Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Likouala |
| District | Epena |
| Population | |
| • Ethnicities | Bomitaba |
It is on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, just east of the Lake Télé Community Reserve. A paved road, opened in 1989, links Epena to the departmental capital Impfondo.
The population of Epena is primarily Bomitaba and speaks the Bomitaba language. The village marks a rough divide between the Bomitaba linguistic area and that of the Dibole language to the south.
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