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Place in Niari Department, Republic of the Congo
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Mossendjo is a town in the Niari Valley of the Republic of the Congo. It lies within the Chaillu Massif. Its principle activities are hunting and agriculture. The main products cultivated are manioc, coffee, cocoa, peanuts, banana, tobacco and rice. The Congo-Ocean Railway (COR; French: Chemin de fer Congo-Océan, CFCO), built in the 1920s, passes through Mossendjo.
Mossendjo is a 5-hour drive north (175 km) from Dolisie on dirt roads. However, there is an old airstrip that can be used if you are chartering a plane.
Read in the guideThe main road in the town is paved. However, all surrounding are dirt roads.
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