It is located in the tropical rainforest zone in the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve and 10 km from the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park.

In the 1970s, a sawmill was constructed and over the next decade, Bayanga grew into somewhat of a boomtown with the arrival of the logging industry.

[5][6] In 1988, the Central African Government and WWF committed to the establishment and management of a protected area system in the region.

This will lead in 1990 to the creation of the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park (1150 km2) and the Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Special Reserve (3200 km2) for multiple use.

[citation needed] With the creation of the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area System (APDS) and the construction of a hotel in 1996, the foundations for the development of ecotourism activities capable of attracting an international clientele should be brought together.