Fizi Territory
| Fizi | |
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 Fizi
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| Coordinates: 4°18′4″S 28°56′39″E / 4.30111°S 28.94417°E | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Admin. division | Sud-Kivu |
| Government | |
| • Territory Administrator | M. Mulenge Ayunwe Kibalo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41,745 km2 (16,117.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 405,255 |
Fizi is a territory in the province of Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the south of the province, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika. The region has had a long history of independence from Kinshasa. It was the location of the maquis set up by Laurent-Désiré Kabila in 1967,[1] as well as the birthplace of his son and current President Joseph Kabila. Throughout much of the Second Congo War, the town was disputed by numerous armed groups.[2]
The predominant language in the territory is Swahili.
Collectivities within the territory apparently include N'Gangya, Lùlenge, M'tambala, Tangani'a and Itombwe.
Baraka is the main town of Fizi, composed of three municipalities (Baraka, Katanga and Kalundja). Since 1892, she became the first entity to the urban model in the province of South Kivu.[3]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Anatomy & History of the Zaire-Congo Crises" by Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, usafricaonline.com, 19 November 1996
- ^ "Background Brief on the Current Situation in Kivu", IRIN, 10 September 1997 (hosted by africaaction.org); "Thousands of civilians victims of atrocities in the DRC", Amnesty International, 23 November 1998; and "DR Congo: Complex Emergency Situation Report #4 (FY 2004)", United States Agency for International Development, 20 August 2004 (hosted by reliefweb.int)
- ^ Radio Okapi, accessed September 2009
[edit] External links
- Territoire de Fizi-Itombwe ou le pays de Babembe, fizi-itombwe.com (French)
- Rapport de L'Atelier de Reflexion sur les Resources Locales et la Dynamique du Developpement Rural Dans Le Territoire de Fizi - Itombwe, report of seminar held 19-21 February 2006 (French)
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Coordinates: 4°18′4″S 28°56′39″E / 4.30111°S 28.94417°E
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