Opala, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Opala
Opala
Coordinates: 0°30′34″S 24°13′45″E / 0.509313°S 24.229059°E / -0.509313; 24.229059
Country DR Congo
ProvinceTshopo
TerritoryOpala
Population
 • Total
15,569
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
ClimateAf
National languageLingala

Opala is a town in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the Opala Sector and of the Opala Territory. The town lies on the left bank of the Lomami River. It is surrounded by forests and it is an enclosed city. A reporter named, Hashim Bsoul, in fact visited this town to report to us that this a rural and far away culture.