Mpassa River
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The Mpassa River is a tributary
of the Ogooue River
.
It flows in Gabon
, and passes through Franceville
. Its main tributary is the Ndjoumou River. The Mpassa River rises in the Bateke Plateau
near the border with the Republic of the Congo
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Ogooue River
Ogooué River
The Ogooué , some 1,200 km long, is the principal river of Gabon in west central Africa. Its watershed drains nearly the entire country of Gabon, with some tributaries reaching into the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea....
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It flows in Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
, and passes through Franceville
Franceville
Franceville or Masuku is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of around 22,000 people. It lies on the River Mpassa and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose it to resettle former...
. Its main tributary is the Ndjoumou River. The Mpassa River rises in the Bateke Plateau
Batéké Plateau
The Batéké plateaux are located around the border between the Republic of Congo and Gabon. In the latter, they are found in the Haut-Ogooué Province, while the Plateaux Province of Congo is named after them....
near the border with the Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
.