Pendé River
River in Chad, Central African Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pendé River (French: Rivière Pendé) is a river in central Africa. It arises in Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic and flows north, forming a short part of the international boundary between the Central African Republic and Chad. It eventually merges with the Logone River near Kim.
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Pendé River | |
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Native name | Rivière Pendé (French) |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Central African Republic |
Mouth | |
• location | Logone River at Kim, Chad |
• coordinates | 9°5′20″N 16°27′55″E |
• elevation | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
Basin size | 15,325 km2 (5,917 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 128 m3/s (4,500 cu ft/s) |
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Historically it gave its name to the French administrative district Pendé, which was ceded to Germany as part of Neukamerun at the treaty of Fez 1912.