Maniema Province ( Jimbo la Maniema , in Swahili ) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Its capital is Kindu . The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.
3-774: Pangi Territory is an administrative area in Maniema Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The headquarters is the town of Pangi . The Elila River flows through Pangi territory, entering the Lualaba River to the west. The territory is divided into the Babene chiefdom and the Beia, Ikama, Wakabango and Wasongola sectors. Most of the territory is inhabited by the Lega people , as are
6-476: The adjoining Mwenga and Shabunda territories. As of 1972 there were still a few Pygmies living among the Baziri tribe of Lega people. Before independence the territory had 97,380 inhabitants of whom 35,518 were in urban and mining agglomerations. This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maniema Province Henry Morton Stanley explored
9-483: The area, calling it Manyema . Maniema borders the provinces of Sankuru to the west, Tshopo to the north, North Kivu and South Kivu to the east, and Lomami and Tanganyika to the south. Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories: Punia , Pangi , Lubutu , Kibombo , Kasongo , Kailo and Kabambare . Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds , copper , gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu . Kailo Territory
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