Mulenge

Mulenge is a village of the grouping in Uvira territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is located on the highlands overlooking the city of Uvira.

The town's name gave rise to the term Banyamulenge, literally "people of Mulenge came from Rwanda and Burundi in 1444 ", a name for the mainly Tutsi Kinyamulenge speakers resident in South Kivu.

The Banyamulenge community have lived in DR congo since 1444.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.