Bafuliiru Chiefdom

Bafuliiru Chiefdom
Chefferie de Bafuliiru
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceSouth Kivu
TerritoryUvira
Government
 • MwamiNdare III Simba Kalingishi Adams
Area
 • Total1,514.270 km2 (584.663 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
Official languageFrench
National languageKiswahili

The Bafuliiru Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Bafuliiru), also spelled as Chefferie de Bafulero, is a chiefdom located in Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province, in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1][2][3][4]

The Fuliiru people constitute the predominant ethnic group in the region, and the chiefdom serves as a local governance structure for their community. The chiefdom system is represented by traditional leadership, customs, and cultural practices specific to the Bafuliiru.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Secteurs et Chefferies (Niveau 3 Rurale)" (PDF). Unstats.un.org (in French). p. 15. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Rapport final des consultations participatives de la base pour l'élaboration du Document de Stratégies de Réduction de la Pauvreté (DSRP): Territoire de UVIRA - Province du Sud Kivu" (PDF). University of Texas Libraries (in French). Austin, Texas. 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Le mwami de Bafuliru demande aux communautés d'Uvira de se réconcilier" [The Mwami of Bafuliru asks the communities of Uvira to reconcile]. ACP (in French). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Sud-Kivu: 7 personnes tuées en 5 mois à Bafuliru" [South Kivu: 7 people killed in 5 months in Bafuliru]. Radio Okapi (in French). 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ Verweijen, Judith (2016). McGuiness, Kate (ed.). "A Microcosm of Militarization: Conflict, governance and armed mobilization in Uvira, South Kivu" (PDF). Nairobi, Kenya: Rift Valley Institute. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-907431-40-1. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. ^ Kishamata, Jérôme Katongo. "Monographie de la chefferie des Bafuliiru" (in French). Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Université Officielle de Bukavu (UOB). Retrieved 24 June 2023.