Faradje

Faradje
Memorial to Congolese participation in the East African Campaign during World War II in Faradje
Faradje
Coordinates: 3°44′06″N 29°42′36″E / 3.73503°N 29.70997°E / 3.73503; 29.70997
CountryDemocratic Republic of Congo
ProvinceHaut-Uele
TerritoryFaradje
ClimateAw
National LanguageLingala

Faradje is a town in the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of Faradje Territory. It lies on the Dungu River.

It had a population of about 25,000 in 2009. It has dirt streets, a police station and a market. There is a small airstrip (code FZJK). It lies at an elevation of 2,690 feet (820 m) above sea level.

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