Mwenga Territory

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Mwenga Territory is an administrative subdivision of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its mineral resources and dense forests.

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Label Occurrences
Mwenga Territory canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative subdivision
territory
administrativeCenter Mwenga
borderedBy Fizi Territory
Kabare Territory
Kalehe Territory
Shabunda Territory
Uvira Territory
Walungu Territory
climate tropical rainforest climate
conflictAffected Kivu conflict
Second Congo War
continent Africa
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ethnicGroup Bembe
Fuliru
Lega
Nyindu
governedBy territorial administrator
hasCapital Mwenga
hasEconomicActivity artisanal mining
small-scale agriculture
timber extraction
hasLandCover dense tropical forests
mountainous terrain
hasNaturalResource cassiterite
coltan
gold
other mineral resources
wolframite
hasRiver Elila River
Ulindi River
hasSecurityIssue armed group presence
illegal mining
higherAdministrativeUnit South Kivu Province government
linked to: South Kivu
humanRightsConcern forced labor in mines
sexual violence
locatedIn Great Lakes region of Africa
eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
locatedInEcoregion Albertine Rift montane forests
nationalLanguage Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
officialLanguage French
partOf South Kivu Province
linked to: South Kivu
provinceCapital Bukavu
religion Christianity
traditional African religions
timeZone Central Africa Time
usesCurrency Congolese franc
utcOffset +2

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South Kivu hasTerritory Mwenga Territory
Walungu Territory borders Mwenga Territory