Territory in South Kivu, DR Congo
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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^ a b "Territoire de Kalehe – Province du Sud-Kivu" [Kalehe Territory – South Kivu Province]. South Kivu Province (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2025 .
^ 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 .
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^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Aperuçu historique sur le peuple Tembo" [Historical overview of the Tembo people] (PDF) . Chitembomedia.com (in French). 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 9 February 2025 .