Basoko
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|pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo
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|pushpin_map_caption =Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|DR Congo}}
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Tshopo
|subdivision_type2 = Territory
|subdivision_name2 = Basoko
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|population_total =47970
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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.{{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}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
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|location = Basoko, elevation {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1971–2000)
|Jan high C = 31.0
|Feb high C = 31.7
|Mar high C = 31.6
|Apr high C = 30.9
|May high C = 30.6
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 29.1
|Aug high C = 29.2
|Sep high C = 29.9
|Oct high C = 29.9
|Nov high C = 29.9
|Dec high C = 30.0
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|Jan low C = 20.6
|Feb low C = 20.6
|Mar low C = 21.3
|Apr low C = 21.4
|May low C = 21.2
|Jun low C = 20.9
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 20.6
|Sep low C = 20.6
|Oct low C = 20.7
|Nov low C = 20.7
|Dec low C = 20.4
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 66.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 86.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 150.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 186.0
|May precipitation mm = 180.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 111.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 137.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 147.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 175.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 215.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 177.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 95.0
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| source 1 = FAO{{cite web
| url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/databases-and-software/climwat-for-cropwat/en/
| title = CLIMWAT climatic database
| publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
| access-date = 28 August 2024}}
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Notable people
- George Grenfell, missionary