Benge, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Benge is a village in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was a station on the defunct Vicicongo line, a railway.

Location
Benge is in the Bas-Uélé province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in extreme east of Buta Territory. It is in the 6256 km2 chiefdom of Monganzulu. Benge is at an elevation of about 609 m above sea level. A road leads east from the village to Zobia in Bambesa Territory.

Colonial period
During the colonial period Benge was a chiefdom of the Mondingima tribe in the Zobia Territory. The main axis of the Vicicongo line built by the Société des Chemins de Fer Vicinaux du Congo ran east from ran from Andoma through Benge to Zobia. This section was opened in December 1932.