title: Mukuku
text: # Mukuku
  
  Mukuku is a village in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  
  ## Location
  
  Mukuku is in Gungu Territory, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the town of Gungu in Kwilu Province. The Köppen climate classification is Aw : Tropical savanna, wet.
  
  ## Historical note
  
  In 1931 there were widespread disturbances in the Kwango District of Congo-Kasaï, which the Ministry of Colonies later attributed to new administrative structures, availability of Force Publique units and overreaction by administrators. At Mukuku in August 1931 troops killed 56 people in a single encounter. Word of the violence spread, and villagers fled before the columns reached them, leading to optimism among the authorities that the rebellion was calming down.
  
  