Bukumu Chiefdom

Bukumu Chiefdom
Chefferie de Bukumu
MONUSCO in Bukumu Chiefdom
MONUSCO in Bukumu Chiefdom
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceNorth Kivu
TerritoryNyiragongo
Government
 • MwamiBazima Bakungu Lebon (Since 2020)
Area
 • Total333 km2 (129 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total338,966
Official languageFrench
National languageKiswahili

The Bukumu Chiefdom (French: Chefferie de Bukumu) is a chiefdom located in the Nyiragongo Territory of the North Kivu Province in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3][4] It is bounded to the north by Bwisha Chiefdom in Rutshuru Territory, to the south by Goma, to the east by Rwanda, and to the west by Masisi Territory.[5] The population is estimated at 338,966 as per the 2022 census.[5]

  1. ^ "Etude de la dysfonction erectile chez les hommes et la consommation des boissons aphrodisiaques vendues dans la chefferie de Bukumu". Université de Goma.
  2. ^ "Goma: Bazima Bakungu Lebon reconnu chef de la chefferie de Bukumu" [Goma: Bazima Bakungu Lebon recognized as head of the Bukumu chiefdom]. Radio Okapi (in French). 13 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bukumu, Nord-Kivu: le comité local de sécurité outillé pour une approche participative dans la gestion de la sécurité" [Bukumu, North Kivu: the local security committee equipped for a participatory approach in security management]. Nations Unies Maintien de la paix (in French). Manhattan, New York, New York, United States. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ Bulonfu, Joshua (2 July 2022). "Nyiragongo: fin des suspens sur la gestion de la chefferie de Bukumu" [Nyiragongo: end of suspense on the management of the Bukumu chiefdom]. Le Renouveau (in French). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Ndacho, Éric Kitalyaboshi (2021). "Etude de la dysfonction erectile chez les hommes et la consommation des boissons aphrodisiaques vendues dans la chefferie de Bukumu" [Study of erectile dysfunction in men and the consumption of aphrodisiac drinks sold in the chiefdom of Bukumu] (in French). Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: University of Goma. Retrieved 12 October 2024.