Wamba Territory
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Wamba Territory is a part of the Haut-Uele province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. The administrative center is the town of Wamba.


Mining

As of 2011, Kilo Goldmines was active in a joint venture with Somituri sprl, a local company, in exploiting properties in the territories of
Mambasa Mambasa is a town in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Mambasa Territory. Geography Mambasa is a locality located on national road number 4 (RN4) 174 km west of the provincial capital Bunia Buni ...
and Wamba near the village of Nia Nia. Colonial mines produced gold in this area from the 1920s until 1958.


Divisions

The territory is divided into chiefdoms: * Mabudu-Malika-Baberu Chiefdom * Bafwakoy Chiefdom * Balika-Toriko Chiefdom * Malika Chiefdom * Bafwagada Chiefdom * Wadimbisa-Mabudu Chiefdom * Timoniko Chiefdom * Makoda Chiefdom * Mangbele Chiefdom * Malamba Chiefdom * Maha Chiefdom


See also

* Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba


References

{{DRCongo-geo-stub Territories of Haut-Uélé Province