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'''Gemena''' is the capital [[Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|city]] of [[Sud-Ubangi]] Province in the  [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. It has a population of 350,511 (2017).<ref>{{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}}</ref> The city has a large [[Gemena Airport|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
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|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
| year high C =
|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
| year low C =
|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
|year precipitation mm =
| 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 = [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]]<ref name=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}}</ref>
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==References==
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*Crawford Young and Thomas Turner, ''The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State'', p.&nbsp;174)
*http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200705161046.html
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