Nepoko River
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The Nepoko River is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It joins the Ituri River at the town of Bomili to form the Aruwimi River
.
The river separates different groups of the Budu people
of Wamba Territory
, who speak different dialects on the western Ibambi
side of the river and on the eastern Wamba
side, although they consider themselves one people.
The river divides the Catholic Diocese of Wamba into two.
It runs through the Okapi Wildlife Reserve
.
Its southern tributaries include the Uala, Afande, Mambo and Ngaue rivers.
The explorer Wilhelm Junker
reached the river on 6 May 1882. He described it as about a hundred yards wide at low water. The partly rocky banks, over thirty feet high, stood back to form flat margins fifty to sixty feet wide which were flooded at high water.
In the colonial era a car ferry operated across the river, although not always during high or low water.
It consisted of a number of dugout canoes lashed together sideways and covered with a wooden platform, and was pulled across the river by a cable.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
. It joins the Ituri River at the town of Bomili to form the Aruwimi River
Aruwimi River
The Aruwimi River is a tributary of the Congo River, located to the north and east of the Congo.The Aruwimi begins as the Ituri River, which arises near Lake Albert, in the savannas north of the Kibale River watershed. It then runs generally south southwest until it is joined by the Shari River...
.
The river separates different groups of the Budu people
Budu people
The Budu people are a Bantu people living in the Wamba Territory in the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak the Budu language.-Location:...
of Wamba Territory
Wamba Territory
Wamba Territory is a part of the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Wamba.-Mining:...
, who speak different dialects on the western Ibambi
Ibambi
-Missionary activity:The missionary Charles Studd built up an extensive missionary outreach based on his centre at Ibambi in Budu territory. He was buried there after his death in July 1931....
side of the river and on the eastern Wamba
Wamba, Haut-Uele District
Wamba is a town in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the Wamba Territory.-Location and people:...
side, although they consider themselves one people.
The river divides the Catholic Diocese of Wamba into two.
It runs through the Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with Sudan and Uganda...
.
Its southern tributaries include the Uala, Afande, Mambo and Ngaue rivers.
The explorer Wilhelm Junker
Wilhelm Junker
Wilhelm Junker was a Russian explorer of Africa. He was of German descent.He was born in Moscow. He studied medicine at Dorpat, Göttingen, Berlin and Prague, but did not practise for long...
reached the river on 6 May 1882. He described it as about a hundred yards wide at low water. The partly rocky banks, over thirty feet high, stood back to form flat margins fifty to sixty feet wide which were flooded at high water.
In the colonial era a car ferry operated across the river, although not always during high or low water.
It consisted of a number of dugout canoes lashed together sideways and covered with a wooden platform, and was pulled across the river by a cable.