title: Kasongo Lunda Territory
text: # Kasongo Lunda Territory
  
  Kasongo Lunda is a territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo, located in Kwango Province. The capital lies at Kasongo Lunda. It is the second biggest territory in Congo, located near to the border with Angola.
  
  ## Politics
  
  The traditional title for a local ruler was kiamfu or kyambvu. During the colonization of Congo in the 1940s, the Kiamfu's represented the political opposition and resistance against Europeans. The heads of the political hierarchy and apparatus of the Kasongo-Lunda have been often forced to flee the area, mainly to the territories of today's Angola.
  
  The territory is divided into Chiefdoms and Sectors:
  
  * Kasa Chiefdom
  * Kasongo-Lunda Chiefdom
  * Kibunda Sector
  * Kingulu Sector
  * Kizamba Sector
  * Mawanga Sector
  * Panzi Sector
  * Swa Tenda Sector
  
  ## Economy
  
  Kasongo Lunda has a number of development problems: the road infrastructure is in a bad condition, because of permanent erosion, the lack of money and political will to change the situation. Another major problem is the shortage of drinking water, and electricity. As for education, Kasongo Lunda has a good reputation with the famous jesuit N'temo college, which offers secondary education to about 430 students.
  
  ## List of rulers of Kasongo-Lunda
  
  | Term | Incumbent | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | c.1700 | Foundation of Kasongo Lunda | Foundation of Kasongo Lunda |
  | ???? to 1859 | Muteeba Kadi Muteeba Nzuzi Mbaala | |
  | 1859 to 1886 | Naweesi | |
  | 1886 to 1894 | Tsiimba Mukuumbi | |
  | 1894 to 1902 | Lukookisa | |
  | 1902 to 1904 | Muloombo | |
  | 1904 to 1915 | Mwaana Koko Kodi Pwaanga | 1st Term |
  | 1915 to 1922 | Mulumbi Mbisi | |
  | 1922 to 1925 | Kabeya | |
  | 1925 to 1929 | Bivula Bangi | |
  | 1929 to 1939 | Mwaana Koko Kodi Pwaanga | 2nd Term |
  | 1939 to 1941 | Kambaamba | |
  | 1941 to 1945 | Mukulu Désiré | |
  | 1945 to 19?? | Paandzu Pfumukulu | |
  