Pokola | |
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  Pokola Location in the Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 1°24′42″N 16°19′22″E / 1.41167°N 16.32278°E | |
| Country |  Republic of the Congo |
| Department | Sangha Department |
| District | Kabo District |
| Commune | Pokola |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 14,726 |
Pokola is a town and a commune[1] located in the northern Republic of Congo in the Sangha Department.
It lays along the Sangha river and is connected to Ouésso, 40 km further northwest, by a pist and a ferry. The road should be paved and a bridge built in the future[2] to improve links between Sangha Department and Likouala Department and so improve access to the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The town is the headquarters of one of the largest logging companies in the country, the Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB), a subsidiary of a Singapore group. This compagny is so important for the town that most of the equipments were built by it: the best clinic in the area, schools, marketplaces and shops, most of the buildings and of the roads. The compagny even manages water, electricity and fuels.[3]
References
- ↑ "Loi n° 13-2017 du 16 mars 2017 portant érection de certaines communautés urbaines en communes" (PDF). sgg.cg. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ "Adiac newspaper, article from July 25, 2022J". .adiac-congo.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Congopage online newspaper, article from October 9, 2008J". congopage.com. Retrieved 20 August 2023.