Aketi Territory is a
territory
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in the
Bas-Uele Province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. The administrative capital is located at
Aketi. The territory borders
Bondo Territory to the north,
Buta Territory
Buta Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kins ...
to the east,
Basoko Territory
Basoko is a town on the Congo River in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 47,970.
Notable people
*George Grenfell
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to the south,
Bumba Territory
Bumba is a town and river port in Mongala Province, in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the River Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 107,626. The town has neither electricity nor running water.
Tr ...
to the west in
Mongala
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Province and
Yakoma Territory in
Nord-Ubangi
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Province to the northwest.
Rivers include the
Likati River
Likati River is a river of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a tributary of the Itimbiri River.
It flows through Aketi Territory in Bas-Uele District.
It was referenced in Congo Shadows by John B. Franz.
At Libongo, northwest of the tow ...
,
Zoki River,
Maze River,
Tinda River,
Tshimbi River Tshimbi River is a river located in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows through Aketi Territory in Bas-Uele District
Bas-Uele District (french: District du Bas-Uele, nl, District Beneden-Uele) was a district of the Belgian Co ...
,
Elongo River,
Aketi River,
Yoko River and
Lese River Lese River is a river of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It flows through Aketi Territory in Bas-Uele District
Bas-Uele District (french: District du Bas-Uele, nl, District Beneden-Uele) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the De ...
along the southern territorial border.
Subdivisions
The territory contains the following
chiefdoms/sectors:
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Avuru-Duma
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Avuru-Gatanga
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Bondongola
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Mabinza
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Mobati-Boyele
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Mongwandi
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Gbandi
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Famous Gbandi Personalities:
Dr. Stephen A. Yekehson - Late ( professor and president of the University of Lib ...
*
Yoko
References
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Populated places in Bas-Uélé
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