Epena

Epena
Epena
	Epena Location in the Republic of the Congo
	Coordinates: 1°21′19″N 17°27′7″E / 1.35528°N 17.45194°E
Country	Republic of the Congo
Department	Likouala
District	Epena
Population (2023 census)
• Total	5,190
• Ethnicities	Bomitaba

Epena is a village of 2000 people, the administrative seat of Epena District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo.

It is on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, just east of the Lake Télé Community Reserve. A paved road, opened in 1989, links Epena to the departmental capital Impfondo.^[1]

The population of Epena is primarily Bomitaba and speaks the Bomitaba language. The village marks a rough divide between the Bomitaba linguistic area and that of the Dibole language to the south.^[2]

Notable residents

Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub - Congolese Olympic swimmer

References

^ LEITCH, Myles, and Myles Leich. “LANGUAGE AND DIALECT IN EPENA DISTRICT SOUTH.” Annales Aequatoria, vol. 30, 2009, pp. 789. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25836953. Accessed 27 May 2023.
^ Leitch, 787.

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[1] LEITCH, Myles, and Myles Leich. “LANGUAGE AND DIALECT IN EPENA DISTRICT SOUTH.” Annales Aequatoria, vol. 30, 2009, pp. 789. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25836953. Accessed 27 May 2023.

[2] Leitch, 787.

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