Isangi Territory Explained

Isangi
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:0.7852°N 24.4528°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tshopo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:15,770
Population Total:816,385
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
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Blank Info Sec1:Lingala
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Timezone1:CAT
Utc Offset1:+2

Isangi is a territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the Tshopo District to the west of Kisangani, and mostly to the south of the Congo River.The largest community is Yangambi. Other communities are Isangi, Ligasa and Yanonge.[2] The village of Yaboila was the scene of the murder in 1905 by Topoke people of two white officers of the Lomami Company, which led to severe reprisals.[3]

According to the 1984 Census, the Topoke people accounted for 52.38% of the population of Isangi, or 128,613 out of 245,548 total inhabitants.[3]

Politics

Results of the DRC presidential election of 2011 for Isangi Territory:

Isangi Territory is represented in the National Assembly by three deputies:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement . caid.cd . https://web.archive.org/web/20210504121805/https://www.caid.cd/index.php/donnees-par-province-administrative/province-de-tshopo/territoire-de-isangi/?secteur=fiche . 2021-05-04 . dead . fr . 2023-03-26.
  2. Web site: Carte des Districts et Territoires de l'ORIENTALE . Reliefweb . October 2002 . 2011-10-08.
  3. Recherche sur l'identité ethnique du peuple Topoke (haut-zaire) . Bilusa Baila . Boingaoli . 1993 . Civilizations . 41 . 2032-0442 . 2011-10-08.