Bwile people
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The Bwile people are an ethnic group that live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC) and Zambia
around the northern part of Lake Mweru
.
The Bwile language
was spoken by 12,400 in Luapula Province
of Zambia according to the 1969 census, and by 12,400 in the DRC as of 2002, in the Haut-Katanga Province, Pweto Territory
at the north end of Lake Mweru.
The Bwile people in Zambia live in the Chiengi District
on the north-east shore of Lake Mweru, where they migrated from the Luba-Lunda region of the DRC.
They also live in part of Nchelenge District
.
They occupy the northern end of the lake Mweru fishery from Kalobwa up to Lupiya.
As of 2010 the Bwile people of Zambia were led by Senior Chief Puta.
Chief Nkweto of the DRC was the Paramount Chief of the Bwile people in Zambia and the DRC.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
(DRC) and Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
around the northern part of Lake Mweru
Lake Mweru
Lake Mweru is a freshwater lake on the longest arm of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. Located on the border between Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, it makes up 110 km of the total length of the Congo, lying between its Luapula River and Luvua River segments.Mweru...
.
The Bwile language
Bwile language
Bwile is a divergent Bantu language of Zambia and DR Congo. The number of speakers is unknown: Ethnologue reports 12,400 were counted in DR Congo in 2002, and the same number in the Zambian census of 1969....
was spoken by 12,400 in Luapula Province
Luapula Province
Luapula Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces, and is located in the north of the country. The provincial capital is Mansa. Luapula Province was named after the Luapula River....
of Zambia according to the 1969 census, and by 12,400 in the DRC as of 2002, in the Haut-Katanga Province, Pweto Territory
Pweto Territory
Pweto Territory is a territory in Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .The headquarters are in the town of Pweto.-Geography:Pweto is part of the district of Haut-Katanga....
at the north end of Lake Mweru.
The Bwile people in Zambia live in the Chiengi District
Chiengi District
Chiengi District with headquarters at Chiengi is the smallest and most northerly district in the Luapula Province of Zambia and was carved out of Nchelenge District after Zambia's independence...
on the north-east shore of Lake Mweru, where they migrated from the Luba-Lunda region of the DRC.
They also live in part of Nchelenge District
Nchelenge District
Nchelenge District is a district of Zambia, located in Luapula Province. The capital lies at Nchelenge. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 111,119 people.-References:...
.
They occupy the northern end of the lake Mweru fishery from Kalobwa up to Lupiya.
As of 2010 the Bwile people of Zambia were led by Senior Chief Puta.
Chief Nkweto of the DRC was the Paramount Chief of the Bwile people in Zambia and the DRC.