Epena is a village of 5,190 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.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.
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.Leitch, 787.
Notable residents Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub - Congolese Olympic swimmer
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