Katako-Kombe is a
territory of
Sankuru Province
Sankuru is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. San ...
of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and is part of the region known as
Kasaï. It is traditionally considered the homeland of the
Tetela people
The Tetela people (or Batetela in the plural) are an ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most of whom speak the Tetela language.
Description
The Batetela live in the region between Lusambo and the Upper Congo River, in the prov ...
. It is also the birthplace of the Congo’s first prime minister,
Patrice Lumumba.
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Populated places in Sankuru
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