AfricaDemocratic Republic of the CongoEast Kasai
Miabi
East Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
About Miabi
Miabi sits on the route: 25 minutes from Mbuji-Mayi.
Miabi is in East Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 80,000 people. The nearest town is Mbuji-Mayi, about 24 km away.
Miabi is a territory of the Kasai-Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is inhabited by the Bakwa Dishi and the land, which covers an area of approximately 1,900 square miles (4,900 km2), is owned by its royal family.
Miabi is also the name of a town within the territory. Kazadi Diofua, who hadRead more
been imprisoned for 10 years by the local colonial power for rebelling and demanding the autonomy of his people, founded the town in 1933 after his release from prison. Diofua was the last King of the Bakwa Dishi and uncle of the present heir to the throne André-Philippe Futa. Miabi, considered the capital of the land of the Bakwa Dishi, is Futa's place of birth.
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Miabi is in East Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 24 km from Mbuji-Mayi.
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- Population
- 79,929
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Region
- East Kasai
- Timezone
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates
- -6.2215, 23.3925
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