Mwenga Territory

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Mwenga
Territory
Mwenga Territory
Mwenga Territory
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Mwenga
Coordinates: 3°03′00″S28°25′59″E / 3.05°S 28.433°E / -3.05; 28.433
CountryFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
Province South Kivu
Area
[1]
 • Total
11,172 km2 (4,314 sq mi)
Population
 (2019) [1]
 • Total
843,636
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Mwenga is a territory in the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [2]

Demography

in 2019 the population of the Mwenga territory is estimated at 843,636 and in 2025 more than one million. The territory is mostly populated by Bashi who are grouped into chiefdoms, in the territory also live the Lega and the Banyindu (Banyintu) who are a people linked to the Bashi

References

  1. 1 2 "Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement". caid.cd (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ↑ Wasso, Dieudonné Shukuru; Kassam, Daud; Mweze, Adolphe Kwakanaba; Tungidi, Socrate Kamani; Ahanyirwe, Emmanuel Tulinabo; Baraka, Christian Masumbuko; Ayagirwe, Rodrigue Balthazar Basengere (1 March 2025). "Unraveling fishers' perceptions: Impact of mining on fish yield and diversity in Mwenga, South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 292: 117953. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.117953 . ISSN   0147-6513. PMID   40037081.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

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