Epena | |
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  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]
- ^ 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.