Kilungutwe village

2°53′18″S 28°34′23″E / 2.88833°S 28.57306°E / -2.88833; 28.57306

Kilungutwe
Village
The lush, emerald-green hills enveloping Kilungutwe, January 2014
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province	South Kivu
Territory	Mwenga
Chiefdom	Luindi
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Kilungutwe is a small village in the Luindi Chiefdom, located in the valley of the Kilungutwe River in the Mwenga Territory of the South Kivu Province. Situated in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kilungutwe is positioned nearby neighboring villages of Kirukungutu and Chowe.^[1] The region is a melting pot for many ethnic groups, boasting a diverse ethnocultural landscape. It is also a point of confluence for numerous ethnic groups, including the Lega, Nyindu, Shi, Fuliiru, Holoholo, Bwari, Vira, Hunde, Nyanga, Bembe, and Amba people.^[2][3][4]

Kilungutwe has been the site of violence for nearly three decades due to its proximity along the route to a nearby gold mine. In the First and Second Congo Wars, the region experienced a surge in armed conflicts that resulted in displacement, loss of lives, and property damage.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}