Territory in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Bolomba Territory | |
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| territory | |
  Bolomba TerritoryLocation in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 00°21′02″N 19°13′49″E / 0.35056°N 19.23028°E / 0.35056; 19.23028 | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Équateur Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,598 km (9,497 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Languages | Lomongo Lingombe French |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
Bolomba Territory is an administrative area in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The headquarters is the town of Bolomba. It is located northeast of the provincial capital of Mbandaka. Its main waterway is the Ikelemba River which is navigable down to the Congo River.
History
The territory of Bolomba was included in the Équateur District when the Congo Free State was established, annexed by Belgium in 1908, and passed into Équateur Province in 1917. In the reorganizations of 1962, 1966 and 2015 it remained in the core Équateur area.
Administrative subdivisions
Bolomba Territory is divided into five administrative divisions or "sectors":
- Dianga, with 4 sub-groupings (groupements) and 46 villages ;
- Mampoko, with 3 sub-groupings (groupements) and 43 villages ;
- Bolomba, with 7 sub-groupings (groupements) and 112 villages ;
- Busira, with 6 sub-groupings (groupements) and 78 villages ; and
- Losanganya, with 4 sub-groupings (groupements) and 113 villages.
Geography and climate
The Bolomba Territory is mainly evergreen deciduous forest, except where it has been clear-cut. The area is low-lying with respect to the Ikelemba River and is subject to either regular annual inundation or flooding in wet years.
Ethnology
Bolomba is primarily inhabited by Bantu tribes of the Mongo and the western branch of the Ngombe (water-people), with some dependent pygmy communities known as "Balumbe". The Mongo there are divided into the Eleku and the Baenga. The predominant languages are Lomongo and Lingombe. The primary occupation is fishing.
Notes and references
- Kyalangilwa, Joseph M. (22 January 2007). "Nouvelles entités provinciales" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids.
- Mbandaka, Zaire (PDF) (Map) (Second ed.). 1:250,000. JOG 1501-A NA34-13. St. Louis, Missouri: Aeronautical Chart and Information Center, U.S. Air Force.
- Kisangani, Emizet Francois (2016). "Ikelemba River". Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4422-7316-0. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Britannica:"Congo Free State". Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- Lufungula, Lewono (1986). "Les gouverneurs de l'Équateur, 1885 - 1960". Annales Aequatoria (in French). 7. Honoré Vinck: 149–166. JSTOR 25836402.
- Note: Équateur Province was called Coquilhatville between 1933 and 1947. Lufungula 1986
- Lufungula, Lewono (1989). "Les gouverneurs de l'Équateur (Zaïre) de 1960 à 1988". Annales Aequatoria (in French). 10: 65–90. JSTOR 25836509.
- Inogwabini, Bila-Isia (2020). "Chapter 5: Qualitatively Describing Forests of the Landscape". Reconciling Human Needs and Conserving Biodiversity: Large Landscapes as a New Conservation Paradigm. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Verlag. pp. 59–78, Table 5.1, page 63. ISBN 978-3-030-38728-0.
- Inogwabini 2020, p. 63
- ^ Inogwabini 2020, p. 68
- Note: The Ngombe are sometimes classified among the pygmys. Chabiron, Clothilde; Gally, Silvia; Demolin, Didier (2013). "Les parlers pygmées du bassin équatorial du Congo" [Pygmy Talks of the Congo Equatorial Basin]. Géolinguistique (in French). 14: 125–144. doi:10.4000/geolinguistique.873.
- Heijboer, B. M.; Heyboer, B. M. (1946). "De Ngombe-stammen van het Lulonga-stroomgebied". Aequatoria (in Dutch). 9 (4): 128–134. JSTOR 25837799.