Wamba Territory

Wamba Territory
Wamba Territory
Coordinates: 2°08′39″N 27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E / 2.144239; 27.992885Coordinates: 2°08′39″N 27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E / 2.144239; 27.992885
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Haut-Uele

Wamba Territory is a part of the Haut-Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Wamba.

Mining

As of 2011, Kilo Goldmines was active in a joint venture with Somituri sprl, a local company, in exploiting properties in the territories of Mambasa and Wamba near the village of Nia Nia. Colonial mines produced gold in this area from the 1920s until 1958.[1]

Divisions

The territory is divided into chiefdoms:[2]

  • Mabudu-Malika-Baberu Chiefdom
  • Bafwakoy Chiefdom
  • Balika-Toriko Chiefdom
  • Malika Chiefdom
  • Bafwagada Chiefdom
  • Wadimbisa-Mabudu Chiefdom
  • Timoniko Chiefdom
  • Makoda Chiefdom
  • Mangbele Chiefdom
  • Malamba Chiefdom
  • Maha Chiefdom

References

  1. ↑ "Somituri Project Overview". Kilo Goldmines. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ↑ X. Blaes (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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