Bolomba Territory

Coordinates: 00°21′02″N 19°13′49″E / 0.35056°N 19.23028°E / 0.35056; 19.23028
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Bolomba Territory
territory

Bolomba Territory is an administrative area in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] The headquarters is the town of Bolomba.[2] It is located northeast of the provincial capital of Mbandaka. Its main waterway is the Ikelemba River[3] which is navigable down to the Congo River.[4]

History

The territory of Bolomba was included in the Équateur District when the Congo Free State was established, annexed by Belgium in 1908,[5] and passed into Équateur Province in 1917.[6][7] In the reorganizations of 1962, 1966 and 2015 it remained in the core Équateur area.[8]

Administrative subdivisions

Bolomba Territory is divided into five administrative divisions or "sectors":

Dianga, with 4 sub-groupings (groupements) and 46 villages ;
Mampoko, with 3 sub-groupings (groupements) and 43 villages ;
Bolomba, with 7 sub-groupings (groupements) and 112 villages ;
Busira, with 6 sub-groupings (groupements) and 78 villages ; and
Losanganya, with 4 sub-groupings (groupements) and 113 villages.

Geography and climate

The Bolomba Territory is mainly evergreen deciduous forest, except where it has been clear-cut.[9] The area is low-lying with respect to the Ikelemba River and is subject to either regular annual inundation or flooding in wet years.[10]

Ethnology

Bolomba is primarily inhabited by Bantu tribes of the

Lomongo and Lingombe.[11]
The primary occupation is fishing.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Kyalangilwa, Joseph M. (22 January 2007). "Nouvelles entités provinciales" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids.
  3. ^ Mbandaka, Zaire (PDF) (Map) (Second ed.). 1:250,000. JOG 1501-A NA34-13. St. Louis, Missouri: Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, U.S. Air Force.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4422-7316-0
    . Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ Britannica:"Congo Free State". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  6. JSTOR 25836402
    .
  7. ^ Note: Équateur Province was called Coquilhatville between 1933 and 1947. Lufungula 1986
  8. JSTOR 25836509
    .
  9. ISBN 978-3-030-38728-0
    .
  10. ^ Inogwabini 2020, p. 63
  11. ^ a b c d Inogwabini 2020, p. 68
  12. doi:10.4000/geolinguistique.873
    .
  13. JSTOR 25837799
    .
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