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Wamba Territory

Coordinates: 2°08′39″N 27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E / 2.144239; 27.992885
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Wamba
Territory
Wamba is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wamba
Wamba
Coordinates: 2°08′39″N 27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E / 2.144239; 27.992885
Country DR Congo
ProvinceHaut-Uélé
SeatWamba
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Wamba Territory is a part of the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Wamba.

Mining

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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 and Wamba near the village of Nia Nia. Colonial mines produced gold in this area from the 1920s until 1958.[1]

Divisions

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The territory is divided into chiefdoms:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Somituri Project Overview". Kilo Goldmines. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ X. Blaes (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-02.