Lake Upemba

Lake Upemba
Lake Upemba
	Lake Upemba Lake Upemba
Location	Bukama, Haut-Lomami Province
Coordinates	8.6°S 26.44°E
Basin countries	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Islands	(floating islands, Mitala Island)

Lake Upemba is a lake in Bukama, Haut-Lomami Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It, and nearby Lake Kisale, is surrounded by the Upemba Depression in Upemba National Park. The nearest town is Nyonga, and the nearest hospital is located four hours away in Kikondja.

The floating islands in the lake, such Mitala Island, are also the site of an informal refugee settlement that resulted from the fighting between Mai-Mai rebels and government troops since 2006.[1][2][3]

References

Congo Refugees Find Shelter on Islands - NPR
DRC: The peculiar terror that is northern Katanga - IRINnews
DRC/Katanga: The Stranded people of Lake Upemba Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Congo Refugees Find Shelter on Islands - NPR

[2] DRC: The peculiar terror that is northern Katanga - IRINnews

[3] DRC/Katanga: The Stranded people of Lake Upemba Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine