Overview
Mai-Ndombe District was a district of pre-2015 Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It covered roughly the same area as the colonial-era Lac Léopold II District. In 2015, it was merged with Plateaux District, all in pre-2015 Bandundu Province, to form the new Mai-Ndombe Province.
Location
Mai-Ndombe extends north from the Kasai River and is separated from the Congo River to the east by the Plateaux District.
The district takes its name from the large but shallow Lake Mai-Ndombe, which covers but expands to double or triple that size in the rainy season.
The Lukenie River flows from the east and runs through the southern part of the district.
The Lukenie joins with the Fimi River, which drains Lake Mai-Ndombe and continues westward to join the Kasai at Mushie.
The district includes the Mai Ndombe Conservation Concession, an area of on the western shore of Lake Mai Ndombe in the Inongo Territory. The concession extends over the Ntomba, Baselenge, and Bolia sectors.
This is the first REDD+ community-based forest conservation project in the country.
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