Kalehe Territory

Kalehe
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Kalehe is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalehe
Kalehe
Coordinates: 02°06′15″S 28°27′30″E / 2.10417°S 28.45833°E / -2.10417; 28.45833
Country DR Congo
ProvinceSouth Kivu
SeatKalehe
Area
 • Total
5,057 km2 (1,953 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
933,181
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Official languageFrench
National languageSwahili

Kalehe Territory is a territory in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3][4] Covering an area of 5,057 square kilometers,[5] it is located northwest and northeast of the provincial capital, Bukavu,[3][6] and has a population of 933,181.[5] The territory is bordered by Idjwi Territory and Lake Kivu to the east,[5][6] Shabunda Territory and the Irhambi Katana groupement of Kabare Territory to the west,[5][7][6] Mbinga Nord groupement, Goma and Masisi Territory to the north, and Kabare Territory, and Maniema Province to the south.[5][6]

Administratively, Kalehe Territory is divided into two chiefdoms: Buhavu and Buloho.[6][8][9] Buhavu Chiefdom, situated along the shores of Lake Kivu, consists of seven groupements and is the most populous, primarily inhabited by the Havu people, along with the Tembo, Rongeronge, Twa, Hutu, and Tutsi communities.[9][8][10] Buloho Chiefdom, traversed by National Road No. 3 linking Bukavu and Kisangani and passing through Kahuzi-Biéga National Park,[11] comprises eight groupements and has a similar ethnic composition, with the Baloho clan of the Tembo people being the dominant ethnic group.[10][12]

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  2. ^ "DR Congo: humanitarian situation deteriorates in the Kivus". ICRC. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Territoire de Kalehe – Province du Sud-Kivu" [Kalehe Territory – South Kivu Province]. South Kivu Province (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ Maneno, Anelka Angélus (2015). "Analyse de la performance de la chaîne de valeur manioc dans le groupement de Buzi à Kalehe" [Analysis of the performance of the cassava value chain in the Buzi group in Kalehe] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Université Catholique de Bukavu (UCB). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Territoire de Kalehe" [Kalehe Territory]. Archive.org (in French). Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement (CAID). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e Zihindula, Norbert Muchiga (2020). "Paix et developpement dans le territoire de kalehe au sud-kivu: identification des acteurs, atouts et enjeux" [Peace and development in the Kalehe Territory in South Kivu: identification of actors, assets and challenges] (in French). Lemba, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: University of Kinshasa. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ Bahazabule, Christine Riziki; Mitima, Norbert Kajivunira; Lwango, Faustin Kaningu Shem; Bujiriri, Jean Bulangalire (1 July 2024). "Caractérisation des pentes et occupation du sol dans le groupement d'Irhambi-Katana : analyse topographique et perspectives d'aménagement de la colline Ngoma à Kabamba/Katana, Kabare, Est de la RD Congo". Annales de l'UNIGOM (in French). 14 (1): 314. ISSN 2412-8473.
  8. ^ a b Chamundura, Obediel Mambo (2002). "Les nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication et leur application au développement rural. Cas du territoire de Kalehe en république démocratique du Congo" [New information and communication technologies and their application to rural development. Case of the Kalehe territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural de Bukavu (ISDR-Bukavu). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b Thill, Michel; Cimanuka, Abel (February 2020). "Governing local security in the eastern Congo: Decentralization, police reform and interventions in the chieftaincy of Buhavu" (PDF). Rift Valley Institute. p. 22. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  10. ^ a b Rukakiza, Bosco Muchukiwa (2016). "Identités territoriales et conflits dans la province du Sud-Kivu, R.D. Congo" [Territorial identities and conflicts in South Kivu province, DR Congo] (PDF). Globethics (in French). Geneva, Switzerland. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-2-88931-112-5. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  11. ^ Zagabe, Fiston Nshokano (2015). "Exploitation minière et aires protégées, Cas du parc national de Kahuzi Bièga" [Mining and protected areas, Case of the Kahuzi Bièga National Park] (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Institut Supérieur de Développement Rural de Bukavu (ISDR-Bukavu). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Aperuçu historique sur le peuple Tembo" [Historical overview of the Tembo people] (PDF). Chitembomedia.com (in French). 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2025.

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