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Omeonga is a town in the Sankuru District, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies around 25 miles (40 km) south southeast of the nearest large town, Katako-Kombe. The Lomami river also passes nearby.
Chiefs or possessors of the name Omeonga are considered royal. It is also a name meaning "Man of Pillars" or "Noble".
Impact crater
The town lies near the center of a 30 km diameter depression, which is a proposed but unconfirmed ancient impact crater called the "Wembo-Nyama ring structure". The roundness of the ring is underlined by a tributary of the Lomami river. A similar visual effect can be seen with Manicouagan crater where a ring of water surrounds the central René-Levasseur Island.
References
Omeonga Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA