Lokilo Explained

Lokilo
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:-0.45°N 24.0167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Democratic Republic of Congo
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tshopo
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Opala Territory
Blank Name Sec2:National language
Blank Info Sec2:Lingala
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Lokilo is a community in the Opala Territory of the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]

In the colonial era of the Belgian Congo, Lokilo was one of the areas from which the Lomami Company collected large amounts of rubber. The Mbole people of the region vividly described their view of the effect of collecting rubber with the phrase wando wo limolo, meaning "tax-caused loss of weight".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carte des Districts et Territoires de l'ORIENTALE . Reliefweb . October 2002 . 2011-10-08.
  2. Book: Naming colonialism: history and collective memory in the Congo, 1870-1960 . 90 . Osumaka Likaka . . 2009 . 0-299-23364-2.