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Pangi Territory

Pangi Territory is an administrative area in Maniema Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The headquarters is the town of Pangi.

Pangi Territory
Pangi Territory
Coordinates: 3°10′14″S 26°38′10″E / 3.170597°S 26.636052°E / -3.170597; 26.636052
Country DR Congo
ProvinceManiema
Area
 • Total13,635 km2 (5,265 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

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.[1] Most of the territory is inhabited by the Lega people, as are the adjoining Mwenga and Shabunda territories.[2] As of 1972 there were still a few Pygmies living among the Baziri tribe of Lega people.[3] Before independence the territory had 97,380 inhabitants of whom 35,518 were in urban and mining agglomerations.[4]

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  • Biebuyck, Daniel P. (1973). Lega culture; art, initiation, and moral philosophy among a Central African people. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-02085-5.
  • Blaes, X. (October 2008). (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.

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