Omeonga

This article is about the town. For the football player, see Stéphane Oméonga.

Omeonga is a town in the Sankuru province of the 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.

Wembo-Nyama Feature, DR Congo 2000-04-01 lrg

Chiefs or possessors of the name Omeonga are considered noble. It is also a name meaning "Man of Pillars" or "Noble".^{[citation needed]}

Impact structure

The town lies near the center of a 30 km diameter depression, which is a proposed but unconfirmed ancient impact structure called the "Wembo-Nyama ring structure".^[1][2][3] The roundness of the ring is underlined by a tributary of the Lomami river.^[4] A similar visual effect can be seen with Manicouagan impact structure in central Quebec, Canada, where a ring of water surrounds the central René-Levasseur Island.

See also

• Siljan Ring
• List of possible impact structures on Earth