Luozi Territory is an administrative area in

Cataractes District Cataractes District was a district located in the Kongo Central province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It dated back to the days of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo. History Article 3 of the decree of 16 April 1887 provided ...

, Kongo Central province of the

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. The headquarters are in the city of

Luozi Luozi is a community in Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the seat of the Luozi Territory within Cataractes District Cataractes District was a district located in the Kongo Central province, in the Democratic ...

. The Luozi territory is also known as the Manianga.

Overview

The territory is divided into sectors: Kinkenge, Mbanza-Mwembe, Mbanza Mona, Mbanza Ngoyo, Mongo Luala, Kimumba, Kenge, Kimbanza, Kivunda and Balari. It extends north from the

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, and is bordered by the

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to the north. The town of Luozi lies on the north bank of Congo River. The territory has an area of . Plateaus in the east and west of the territory rise to , divided by the Luala valley in the center at which extends from the town of Luozi to Nkunda. The climate is tropical, with temperatures between and . Annual rainfall is between and , falling during the 8-month wet season. As of 2002 the territory had a population of 192,004. The economy is mainly agricultural, with women working the fields and men engaged in hunting, fishing, forestry, construction and furniture-making. Products include cassava, peanuts and corn, fruits such as avocado, pineapple, guava, sugar cane, mango, lemon and mandarin orange, coffee, pumpkins, oil palm and a wide variety of vegetables. There are some minerals including gold, diamonds, copper and iron but these have not been exploited.

References

Populated places in Kongo Central {{DRCongo-geo-stub fr:Luozi