Kiongo

Kiongo is a locality in , . Kiongo is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort de Shinkakasa.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , also called Fort Boma, was a fortification built in the Congo Free State to defend access to the Congo river in 1891. It is located about 1.5 kilometres west of Boma which was the capital of the Free State and later the Belgian Congo from 1886 to 1926.

Kiongo

Latitude
-5.85874° or 5° 51′ 32″ south
Longitude
13.02504° or 13° 1′ 30″ east
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
6F6M42RG+G2
Geo­Names ID
8252709
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