Moba Territory is a

territory A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...

in the Tanganyika Province of the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. The administrative center is Moba port. The territory has an estimated area of and a population of almost 610,000.

Geography and climate

The west of the territory is bounded by

Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. ...

and the south by

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

. To the north is

Kalemie Territory Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the outflow of the Lukuga River from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River. History From 1 ...

and to the east

Manono Territory Manono is a town and territory in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. History Manono was seriously affected by the Second Congo War (1998-2003), with many buildings destroyed. Rally for Congolese Democracy rebels and allied Rw ...

and Pweto Territory. Rivers flowing through the territory include the Mulobozi River, Lufako River, Mulondi River, Lunangwa River and the Tshama River. Moba-Port has a tropical climate, with a dry season from June to August. Temperatures range from around to , but may fall as low as in June or July. Inland at and higher elevations the climate is cooler.

Subdivisions

The territory contains the following chiefdoms or sectors: * Bena-Kamanya Sector * Bena-Tanga Chiefdom * Kansabala Chiefdom * Kayabala Chiefdom *

Manda Chiefdom Manda may refer to: Places * Kafr Manda, Arab town in the Lower Galilee * Manda Upazila, an upazila in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh * Manda, Kale, a village in Burma * Manda, Guinea, a town in the Labé Region * Manda, Jammu, India, a vil ...

Economy

Lake Tanganyika is of great importance as a source of fish. The land is rich is minerals. Gold is mined on a small scale, and copper, iron and diamonds have yet to be exploited. The soil is fertile. Crops include corn, beans, cassava, potato, wheat, rice, sweet potatoes, sorghum, coffee, Eleusine, onions, garlic, peas, peanut, tomato, banana, sugarcane, different types of fruit trees and palm oil. Road communications are poor. Few people have television and none have internet access.

Civil wars

The territory has been damaged by a series of rebellions and civil wars, the last being the

Second Congo War The Second Congo War,, group=lower-alpha also known as the Great War of Africa or the Great African War and sometimes referred to as the African World War, began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 1998, little more than a year a ...

(1998-2003). Since then the destroyed or damages villages are slowly being rebuilt. On 1 August 2007 a mob of demonstrators assaulted United Nations military observers and damaged offices belonging to the

UNHCR The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...

and sister agencies. The United Nations withdrew from the town and ceased repatriation of refugees living in Zambia. After the situation stabilized and the UN was able to return, it was expected that the great majority of the 43,000 Congolese refugees who were still living in Zambian camps would return home to Moba territory.

Health and education

There are five secondary schools for the territory, specializing in biochemistry, fishing, business, and teaching. All schools are poorly equipped.

Kirungu Kirungu is a town located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Tanganyika province. It is inland from Moba port, the administrative center of Moba Territory. Kirungu was formerly called Baudouinville (or Boudewijnstad in Dutch), and was ...

has a College of Rural Development.

References

{{Katanga Populated places in Tanganyika Province Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo