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Coordinates: 1°14′N 23°36′E / 1.233°N 23.600°E / 1.233; 23.600
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'''Basoko''' is a [[town]] on the [[Congo River]] in [[Tshopo District]] of northern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 47,970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-46|title=Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population|publisher=World Gazetteer|accessdate=January 21, 2009}}</ref>
'''Basoko''' is a [[town]] on the [[Congo River]] in the [[Tshopo]] Province of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 47,970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-46 |title=Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population |publisher=World Gazetteer |accessdate=January 21, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Notable people==

*[[George Grenfell]], missionary


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Populated places in Tshopo District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Tshopo]]
[[Category:Communities on the Congo River]]
[[Category:Communities on the Congo River]]
[[Category:Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]



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{{DRC-geo-stub}}

Revision as of 23:32, 24 March 2023

Basoko
Basoko is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Basoko
Basoko
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 1°14′N 23°36′E / 1.233°N 23.600°E / 1.233; 23.600
Land DR Congo
ProvinceTshopo
TerritoryBasoko
Population
 (2009)
 • Total47,970
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
ClimateAf
National languageLingala

Basoko is a town on the Congo River in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 47,970.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved January 21, 2009.[dead link]