6-734: Kasongo , also known as Piani Kasongo , is a town and territory in the Maniema Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Kasongo lies east of the Lualaba River , northwest of where it meets the Luama River , at an altitude of 666 metres (2,185 ft). Its population is approximately 63,000. The town is served by Kasongo Airport . Kasongo is connected to the provincial capital Kindu by
12-475: A territory are: sectors (fr. secteurs , sing. secteur ), chiefdoms (fr. chefferies , sing. chefferie ) and communes. A territory has at least one commune that is the administrative center and also one or more collectivities (a sector or chiefdom). Unlike its counterpart, the city, or its divisions, the territory is not a juridical person . However, the actions of its authorities are under administrative control and subject to judicial appeal. In 2018 73% of
18-556: Is also a constituency of the National Assembly as well as of the Provincial Assembly of its province. Each territory is led by a territory administrator (fr. administrateur de territoire ) assisted by two assistant territory administrators (fr. administrateurs de territoire assistants ). They are appointed by the central government and put under the direction of the provincial governor. The divisions of
24-775: The Second Congo War (1998–2003). Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces . Territories are further divided into sectors , chiefdoms , and communes . They are led by an administrator and, for the most part, take the name of the town that is their administrative center. The 25 provinces of DR Congo are divided into 145 territories (fr. territoires , sing. territoire ) and 33 cities (fr. villes , sing. ville ). Each provincial division
30-644: The Swahili – Arab slave and ivory trader Tippu Tip . His small sultanate was a key trading partner and ally of the Sultanate of Zanzibar in the east. The area was visited by Henry Morton Stanley in the early 1880s, on his third expedition. The territory was at the centre of the Congo Arab war and the Batetela rebellion in the 1890s. A century later, Kasongo and its inhabitants were severely affected by
36-536: The 240 kilometres (150 mi) Kasongo Road (a section of National Road 31 (N31)), but the journey takes two days due to the road's poor state. The City also lies on National Road 2 (N2) and Regional Road 629 (R629). Kasongo is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasongo . The town was founded around 1850 to 1860. A few years later it became the capital of the newly founded and short-lived Sultanate of Utetera , established and initially ruled by
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