Gemena
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|p1 = Gbazubu
|p2 = Labo
|p3 = Lac-Ntumba
|p4 = Mont Gila
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|population_total =138527
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Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017).{{Cite web|title=Democratic Republic of the Congo: Floods in Gemena - DREF Operations Update n° 1, Operation n° MDRCD019 - Democratic Republic of the Congo|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/democratic-republic-congo-floods-gemena-dref-operations-update-n-1|access-date=2020-08-11|website=ReliefWeb|date=20 February 2017 |language=en}} The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007.
Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory.
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Gemena, elevation {{convert|446|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1971–2000)
|Jan high C = 30.8
|Feb high C = 32.2
|Mar high C = 31.5
|Apr high C = 30.9
|May high C = 30.8
|Jun high C = 29.5
|Jul high C = 28.6
|Aug high C = 29.0
|Sep high C = 29.8
|Oct high C = 29.8
|Nov high C = 30.0
|Dec high C = 30.3
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|Jan low C = 19.6
|Feb low C = 20.0
|Mar low C = 20.5
|Apr low C = 20.4
|May low C = 20.7
|Jun low C = 20.4
|Jul low C = 20.0
|Aug low C = 20.0
|Sep low C = 19.8
|Oct low C = 20.0
|Nov low C = 20.0
|Dec low C = 19.8
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 45.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 57.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 132.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 160.0
|May precipitation mm = 189.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 159.0
|Jul precipitation mm = 162.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 160.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 233.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 238.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 63.0
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| Jan humidity = 79
| Feb humidity = 77
| Mar humidity = 80
| Apr humidity = 83
| May humidity = 83
| Jun humidity = 85
| Jul humidity = 87
| Aug humidity = 86
| Sep humidity = 84
| Oct humidity = 84
| Nov humidity = 85
| Dec humidity = 82
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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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References
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- Crawford Young and Thomas Turner, The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State, p. 174)
- http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200705161046.html
{{New DRC provincial capitals}}
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Category:Populated places in Sud-Ubangi
Category:Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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