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Bonga (other)
Bonga is a town in Ethiopia. Bonga may also refer to: People * Bonga (name) * Bonga (musician) (born 1942), Angolan singer-songwriter Places * Bonga (Tanzanian ward) * Bonga, Burkina Faso * Bonga, Vologda Oblast, Russia * Bonga Field, an oil field in Nigeria Other uses * A spirit or god in the religion of the Santal people * ''Ethmalosa fimbriata'', common name Bonga shad or simply Bonga See also * Sing-Bonga, sun god of the Birhor people Birhor people (Birhul) are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language fam ... * Bongo (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga
Bonga is a town, woreda and capital of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region in Ethiopia. Located in the Keffa Zone upon a hill in the upper Barta valley, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1,714 meters above sea level. Not confused with another town named "Bonga", near Gambela Region. Overview The neighboring area is known for hot springs, caves and waterfalls. There are fourteenth century ruins associated with the former Kingdom of Kaffa. As part of the extensive road-building program started before the Italian invasion, the Ethiopian Transport Company built a large steel bridge at Bonga. The all-weather road from Jimma south to Bonga was completed around 1962. The road to Mizan Teferi and Tepi was improved in 1966 by the Highway Authority. The Apostolic Prefecture of Jimma–Bonga is based in this town. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga (name)
Bonga is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Bonga (musician) (born 1942), Angolan singer-songwriter * George Bonga (1802–1880), Indian fur trader * Isaac Bonga (born 1999), German basketball player * Jan Bonga (born 1964), Swiss windsurfer * Paul Bonga Bonga (born 1933), Congolese footballer * Pierre Bonga (1770s–1831), trapper and interpreter * Tarsis Bonga Tarsis Bonga (born 10 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Hallescher FC. Club career Early career On 24 January 2023, Bonga signed with Eintracht Braunschweig for the remainder of the 2022–23 ... (born 1997), German-Congolese footballer * Bonga Makaka (born 2000), South African cricketer * Bonga Perkins (born 1972), American surfer {{Given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga (musician)
José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho (born 5 September 1942 in Kipiri, Angola), better known as Bonga, is a folk and semba singer and songwriter from Angola.Davis, Clive (2009)Bonga ''Bairro'', ''The Sunday Times'', 18 January 2009 Biography Youth and athletic career José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho was born in the province of Bengo, and left Angola when he was 23 years old to become a track and field athlete, becoming the Portuguese record holder for the 400 metres (Angola was at the time one of Portugal's five African colonies). He had already begun his singing career at the age of 15. Musical career Colonial period Carvalho abandoned athletics in 1972, concentrating solely on his music, and immediately became famous in his native Angola, as well as in Portugal. After the Carnation Revolution in April 1974, he would become a hit both with immigrants from the ex-Portuguese colonies, and Portuguese of both African and European descent. He has released over 30 albums, singing i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga (Tanzanian Ward)
Bonga is an administrative ward in the Babati Urban District of the Manyara Region of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... According to the 2012 census, the ward has a population of 9,603. References Wards of Manyara Region Babati District {{Manyara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga, Burkina Faso
Bonga, Burkina Faso is a village in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the .... It has a population of 438. References Populated places in the Centre-Nord Region Bam Province {{bam-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga, Vologda Oblast
Bonga (russian: Бонга) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Kisnemskoye Rural Settlement, Vashkinsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 277 as of 2002. There are 7 streets. Geography Bonga is located 20 km north of Lake Beloye on the right bank of the Kema River, 52 km northwest from Lipin Bor Lipin Bor (russian: Ли́пин Бор) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vashkinsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the northern shore of Lake Beloye. It also serves as the administrative center of ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yekimovo is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Vashkinsky District {{Vashkinsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonga Field
The Bonga Field is an oilfield in Nigeria. It was located in License block OPL 212 off the Nigerian coast, which was renamed OML 118 in February 2000. The field covers approximately 60 km2 in an average water depth of . The field was discovered in 1996, with government approval for its development given in 2002. The field began first production in November 2005. The field is worked via an FPSO vessel. The field produces both petroleum and natural gas; the petroleum is offloaded to tankers while the gas is piped back to Nigeria where it is exported via an LNG plant. The field contains approximately 6,000 mm barrels of oil. The field is operated by Shell Nigeria who own 55% of the license. The other partners in the field development are Exxon (20%), Nigerian AGIP (12.5%) and Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited (12.5%) Field history Located southwest of the Niger Delta, the first discovery well was spudded in September 1995 after acquiring extensive information about the bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santal People
The Santal or Santhal are an Austroasiatic speaking Munda ethnic group in South Asia. Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal state of India in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar and Assam. They are the largest ethnic minority in northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. They have a sizeable population in Nepal. The Santals speak Santali, the most widely spoken Munda languages of Austro-asiatic language family. Etymology Santal is most likely derived from an exonym. The term refers to inhabitants of in erstwhile Silda in Medinapore region in West Bengal. The sanskrit word ''Samant'' or Bengali ''Saont'' means plain land. Their ethnonym is ("sons of mankind"). History Origins According to linguist Paul Sidwell, Austro-Asiatic language speakers probably arrived on coast of Odisha from Indochina about 4,000–3,500 years ago. The Austroasiatic speakers spread from Southeast Asia and mixed exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethmalosa Fimbriata
''Ethmalosa fimbriata'', the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad, a clupeid fish, that occurs along the coasts and in brackish water of coastal lagoons, rivers and lakes of western Africa from Dakhla in Western Sahara to Lobito in Angola. It is usually around 25 cm long but the maximum length is 45 cm. It is the only member of its genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com .... Fishery Bonga is caught by inshore small-scale fisheries using seine fishing from a boat or by beach seine. It may also be caught by gill net. Use in fish meal Bonga is also used to make fish meal, a powder which is exported around the world and used to feed farmed fish in places like Norway and China. The practice is controversial in countries like Gambia, where environmentalists sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birhor People
Birhor people (Birhul) are a tribal/Adivasi forest people, traditionally nomadic, living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand. They speak the Birhor language, which belongs to the Munda group of languages of the Austroasiatic language family. Etymology Birhor means 'jungle people' - ''bir'' means 'jungle', ''hor'' means 'men'. Ethnology The Birhors are of short stature, long head, wavy hair and broad nose. They claim they have descended from the Sun and believe that the Kharwars, who also trace their descent from the Sun, are their brothers. Ethnologically, they are akin to the Santals, Mundas, and Hos. Location Birhors are found mainly in the area covered by the old Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Singhbhum districts before these were broken down into numerous smaller units, in Jharkhand. Some of them are also found in Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. They are one of the smaller of the thirty scheduled tribes inhabiting Jharkhand. Population Birhors number around 10,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
