Kasongo Lunda
Kasongo Lunda is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kasongo Lunda
Kasongo Lunda
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 6°28′S 16°49′E / 6.467°S 16.817°E / -6.467; 16.817
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceKwango
Area
  Total26,648 km2 (10,289 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,705,168
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Kasongo Lunda is a territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located in Kwango Province. The capital lies at Kasongo Lunda. It is the second biggest territory in Congo, located near to the border with Angola.[2]

Politics

The traditional title for a local ruler was kiamfu or kyambvu. During the colonization of Congo in the 1940s, the Kiamfu's represented the political opposition and resistance against Europeans.[3] The heads of the political hierarchy and apparatus of the Kasongo-Lunda have been often forced to flee the area, mainly to the territories of today's Angola.

The territory is divided into Chiefdoms and Sectors:[4]

  • Kasa Chiefdom
  • Kasongo-Lunda Chiefdom
  • Kibunda Sector
  • Kingulu Sector
  • Kizamba Sector
  • Mawanga Sector
  • Panzi Sector
  • Swa Tenda Sector

Economy

Kasongo Lunda has a number of development problems: the road infrastructure is in a bad condition, because of permanent erosion, the lack of money and political will to change the situation. Another major problem is the shortage of drinking water, and electricity. As for education, Kasongo Lunda has a good reputation with the famous jesuit N'temo college, which offers secondary education to about 430 students.[5]

List of rulers of Kasongo-Lunda

Term Incumbent Notes
c.1700Foundation of Kasongo Lunda
???? to 1859Muteeba Kadi
Muteeba Nzuzi
Mbaala
 
1859 to 1886Naweesi 
1886 to 1894Tsiimba Mukuumbi 
1894 to 1902Lukookisa 
1902 to 1904Muloombo 
1904 to 1915Mwaana Koko
Kodi Pwaanga
1st Term
1915 to 1922Mulumbi Mbisi 
1922 to 1925Kabeya 
1925 to 1929Bivula Bangi 
1929 to 1939Mwaana Koko
Kodi Pwaanga
2nd Term
1939 to 1941Kambaamba 
1941 to 1945Mukulu Désiré 
1945 to 19??Paandzu Pfumukulu 

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement". caid.cd (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-05-20. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. Willame (1973), p. 334
  3. Willame (1973), p. 334
  4. 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.
  5. Willame (1973), p. 333

References

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