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Mooto is a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo located in the south of the Equator province, the city of Mbandaka.〔http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CG/00/Mooto.html〕 This village is part of the district of Equator and the territory of Bikoro, lying on Lake Tumba. The noun Mooto means a "Star", something that is bright and placed in a higher place. The main language of Mooto people is Lontomba, a language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by 100000 people. The language code is "nto"; it has several alternate names: Lontomba, Luntumba, Ntomba, Ntumba, Ntomba-Bolia. Lontomba language is classified in group C35; Bangui-Ntomba. (http://www.verbix.com/maps/language/Ntomba.html). The concept "Mooto" is used in the United States and Canada to name martial arts equipment used for Taekwondo, Judo, and Karate, ==Geography== Latitude:0°45'33.8" Longitude:18°1'13.8" Geographically, Mooto is located in the north of Kinshasa, the south of Mbandaka and the west of Lake Tumba. It is between the following villages Bobanda, Bwembete, Botale and Botende. So, Mooto is surrounded by the following villages: Botale (11.7 km), Bobanda (11.7 km), Liombo (16.6 km), Samba (18.4 km), Iyembe-Monene (18.5 km), Botende (18.5 km), Iyembe-Moke (19.9 km), Ehanga (20 km), Loposo (26.2 km), Ndote (27 km), Mpenda (30.5 km), Nyange (31.7 km), Elanga (31.8 km), Ibonzi (33.2 km), Moheli (33.5 km), Momboyo (33.5 km), Bokala (35 km), Ekata (35 km), Nkake (36.5 km), Bikoro (36.7 km), Mbuli (37.1 km), Bokonda-Watuli (38.8 km), Ikoko-Bonginda (41.1 km), and Lokuku (41.1 km)(http://travelingluck.com/Africa/Congo+(Kinshasa)/Congo,+Democratic+Republic+of+The+(general)/_2312533_Mooto.html) There are two seasons in this region: the rainy and the dry seasons. In general, Mooto has a dry tropical wet and dry climate. It features a lengthy rainy season which spans from October through May and a relatively short dry season which runs between June and September... lies south of the equator, its dry season begins around its "winter" solstice, which is generally in June of each year. The dry season is slightly cooler than its wet season, though temperatures remain relatively constant throughout the year. Like other Congolese people, Mooto citizens depend on the rain forest. The importance of the rain forest is noticed by Peace Tree International in the following words,"...is working to support people of the Lake Tumba tribes ... D.R.C in preserving their natural habitats and resources of their ancestral forest... We are working with the Bantomba tribe and the DRC conservation department on attaining land rights to this unique and important forest, to preserve natural resources for future generations as well as to create a conservation easement for the threatened species that live in the area." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mooto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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