The Bunda people or (also ''Ambuun'', ''Mbuun'') in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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are an ethnic group that mostly live in
Idiofa Territory,
Kwilu District
Kwilu District (french: District du Kwilu, nl, District KwangoKwilu) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It roughly corresponded to the present province of Kwilu.
Location
The Free State was annexed by ...
of
Bandundu Province
Bandundu is one of eleven former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It bordered the provinces of Kinshasa and Bas-Congo to the west, Équateur to the north, and Kasai-Occidental to the east. The provincial capital is also ca ...
. They speak the
Mpuono language
Mpuono, or Mpuun, is a Bantu language spoken by several hundred thousand people in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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, spoken by an estimated 165,000 people as of 1972.
Location
The Belgian colonial administration originally gave Idiofa Territory the name of "Babunda Territory" after the Bunda people, who formed the majority of the population.
They are still the most important group in the center of Idiofa territory.
The Bunda are the majority of the population of the administrative center of
Idiofa
Idiofa is a town in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Location
Idiofa is the administrative center for Idiofa Territory.
Idiofa lies at an altitude of 1820 ft (554 m), east of the larger city of Kikwit, and west of the ...
.
There are also Bunda populations in
Bulungu Territory and
Gungu Territory
Gungu is a town in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the capital of Gungu Territory as well as Gungu Sector. The town lies west of the Kwilu River and is situated between the streams Lukunia in the south-east and Kit ...
.
Economy
The Bundu territory has a tropical climate with alternating dry and rainy seasons.
The region has abundant water resources, the most important rivers being the
Lubwe,
Loange,
Kamtsha and the
Piopio.
Precipitation in the rainy season is so intense that it is a major obstacle to farming and a time when food may be scarce.
Hunting and fishing are individual activities during this period.
Food is abundant in the dry season, the main season for communal hunting and fishing.
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Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo