Idiofa Territory
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Idiofa Territory is an administrative area in the Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The capital is the town of Idiofa.[1]
Location
The territory has an area of 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi). The
People
The territory currently has a population of 1,450,035. The many ethnic groups today include the
.Administration
The colonial administrators originally named the territory "Babunda Territory" after the largest ethnic group, the Bunda people.[2] The Territory was renamed the Kamtsha-Lubue Territory after the largest of the rivers.[2] Later the territory was extended east, renamed again to the Kamtsha-Luange Territory.[3]
The Idiofa Territory today has five cities and 12 sectors. The cities are Idiofa, Dibaya-Lubwe, Mangai, Panu, Mongombala (at Bulungu border), and Kalo (Kamtsha-Loange). The sectors are Banga, Belo, Bulwem, Kalanganda, Kanga, Kapia, Kipuku, Madimbi,
References
- ^ a b X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Le territoire de la Kamtsha-Lubue (district du Kasai)" (PDF). 1923. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ISBN 2-296-09444-9.
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