Boende

Boende is a city and capital of Tshuapa Province, lying on the Tshuapa River, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a river port with riverboats sailing to Kinshasa via Mbandaka and is also home to an airport. As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 36,158.^[2] The national language used locally is Lingala.

Boende
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Boende
Boende Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 0.281°S 20.876°E / -0.281; 20.876
Country	DR Congo
Province	Tshuapa
Communes	Boende, Tshuapa
Government [1]
• Mayor	Mustafa Bosenge
Population  (2009)
• Total	36,158
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Climate	Af

History

Boende was captured by mercenaries during the Simba rebellion in January 1964.^[3] This battle was documented in the Mondo documentary Africa Addio.

Climate

Boende has an equatorial tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) and is hot, humid and wet all year round without pronounced variations in temperature or rainfall.

Climate data for Boende, elevation 351 m (1,152 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.6 (87.1)	31.4 (88.5)	31.2 (88.2)	31.1 (88.0)	31.2 (88.2)	30.3 (86.5)	29.1 (84.4)	29.4 (84.9)	30.0 (86.0)	30.0 (86.0)	30.0 (86.0)	30.2 (86.4)	30.4 (86.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.3 (68.5)	20.5 (68.9)	20.7 (69.3)	20.9 (69.6)	20.8 (69.4)	20.5 (68.9)	20.2 (68.4)	20.2 (68.4)	20.3 (68.5)	20.4 (68.7)	20.5 (68.9)	20.6 (69.1)	20.5 (68.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	156.0 (6.14)	136.0 (5.35)	203.0 (7.99)	174.0 (6.85)	168.0 (6.61)	137.0 (5.39)	128.0 (5.04)	182.0 (7.17)	188.0 (7.40)	215.0 (8.46)	224.0 (8.82)	155.0 (6.10)	2,066 (81.32)
Average relative humidity (%)	85	83	83	85	85	87	89	86	88	86	86	86	86
Source: FAO[4]