Isangi
Encyclopedia
Isangi is a territory
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
. It is located in the Tshopo District
to the west of Kisangani
, and mostly to the south of the Congo River
.
The largest community is Yangambi
. Other communities are Isangi
, Ligasa and Yanonge.
The village of Yaboila
was the scene of the murder in 1905 by Topoke people
of two white officers of the Lomami Company, which led to severe reprisals.
According to the 1984 Census, the Topoke people
accounted for 52.38% of the population of Isangi, or 128,613 out of 245,548 total inhabitants.
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The provinces and districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories and communes...
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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...
. It is located in the Tshopo District
Tshopo District
Tshopo District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
to the west of Kisangani
Kisangani
Kisangani is the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo....
, and mostly to the south of the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
.
The largest community is Yangambi
Yangambi
Yangambi is a city in the Isangi territory of Tshopo District, Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Location:Yangambi is on the north side of the Congo River and lies on the R408 road which connects it to Kisangani to the east....
. Other communities are Isangi
Isangi
Isangi is a territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the Tshopo District to the west of Kisangani, and mostly to the south of the Congo River.The largest community is Yangambi...
, Ligasa and Yanonge.
The village of Yaboila
Yaboila
Yaboila is a village in the Isangi Territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The Lomami Company was formed in 1898 and in 1899 started forcing the local people to harvest rubber....
was the scene of the murder in 1905 by Topoke people
Topoke people
The Topoke people are an ethnic group that live in the Isangi Territory south of the Congo River, downstream from Kisangani in Tshopo District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
of two white officers of the Lomami Company, which led to severe reprisals.
According to the 1984 Census, the Topoke people
Topoke people
The Topoke people are an ethnic group that live in the Isangi Territory south of the Congo River, downstream from Kisangani in Tshopo District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
accounted for 52.38% of the population of Isangi, or 128,613 out of 245,548 total inhabitants.