AfricaDemocratic Republic of the CongoSouth Kivu
Kabare
South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
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Kabare sits on the route: 10 minutes from Bukavu.
Kabare is in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 37,000 people. The nearest town is Bukavu, about 6 km away.
Kabare Territory is a territory in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the western side of Lake Kivu. Covering an area of approximately 1,960 square kilometers and with an estimated population of 535,114 as of 2008, it is bounded to the north and northwest by Kalehe Territory, to the south by WalunguRead more
Territory, to the east by Rwanda and the city of Bukavu, and to the west by Shabunda Territory.
Established on 12 January 1923, Kabare Territory originally encompassed the principal chiefdoms of the Shi people, including Kabare, Kalonge, Nindja, Burhinyi, Kaziba, Luhwindja, and Ngweshe, as well as smaller Pygmy-speaking ethnic groups in the north. However, administrative restructuring led to the division of the original Kabare Territory, formalized by Edict No. 4 of 10 October 1961 passed by the Provincial Assembly of Kivu and later confirmed by Ordinance No. 67-221 of 3 May 1967 under the Republic of Zaire. Kabare Territory is composed of 17 groupements distributed across Kabare and Nindja chiefdoms. The territorial headquarters is located at Nyacibimba, within the Cirunga groupement of Kabare Chiefdom, about four kilometers northwest of Bukavu.
The Shi people constitute the majority of the population. A significant portion of the Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its biodiversity and mountain gorillas, lies in the territory.
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Kabare is in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 6 km from Bukavu.
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- Population
- 37,034
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Region
- South Kivu
- Timezone
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates
- -2.4968, 28.7908
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- 79 kmKarongi (Kibuye), Lake KivuA town on a green peninsula of Lake Kivu, the base for the lakeside stretch of the Congo Nile Trail. The road north to Gisenyi twists through steep tea and banana terraces above the water.
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