Mbandaka - Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Mbandaka Airport, Tp Molunge (Paperback)

Chapters: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Mbandaka Airport, Tp Molunge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mbandaka, formerly known as Coquilhatville or Coquilhatstad (named after Camille-Aime Coquilhat), is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki Rivers. The capital of the Equateur Province, it is home to an airport and is linked by ferry to Kinshasa and Boende. The city's population is approximately 729,257 (2004). Mbandaka is largely populated by people of the Mongo ethnic group, although people from many different regions live in the city. The main languages spoken in Mbandaka are Lingala, French and Mongo. A large research center for Central African history, originally set up by Fathers Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900-1990) and Honore Vinck, is at the Catholic Mission station of Bamanya (Brothers of the Sacred Heart), 10 kilometres east of Mbandaka . Commercial centre of Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008 Church of the Mission of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart at Bamanya, Equateur province, 2008Mbandaka is the home of the world's first project of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity's founder Millard Fuller served as missionary with the Disciples of Christ Church in Mbandaka from 1973-76. The housing project Fuller started in Mbandaka in 1973 became the original project of Habitat for Humanity when Fuller founded Habitat upon his return to the United States. One of the finest botanical gardens representing central Africa is at nearby Eala. The Botanic Garden of Eala (founded in 1900) contains the flora richness of Central Africa with between 4,000 and 5,000 species. It covers approximately 370 hectares with special collections (1...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=190561