Epena is a village of 2000 people, the administrative seat of Epena District in the Likouala Department of northeastern Republic of the Congo. It is on the Likouala-aux-Herbes river, just east of the Lake Télé Community Reserve. A paved road, opened in 1989, links Epena to the departmental capital Impfondo. The population of Epena is primarily Bomitaba and speaks the Bomitaba language. The village marks a rough divide between the Bomitaba linguistic area and that of the Dibole language to the south.

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