Gemena | |
Official Name: | Ville de Gemena |
Settlement Type: | Provincial capital and city |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | DR Congo |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Sud-Ubangi |
Parts Type: | Communes |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Gbazubu |
P2: | Labo |
P3: | Lac-Ntumba |
P4: | Mont Gila |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jacob Luba[1] |
Established Title: | City status |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 138527 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | West Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 3.25°N 65°W |
Elevation M: | 555 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Am |
Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017).[2] The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007.
Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory.