Bunkeya

Bunkeya
Map showing Msiri's kingdom, with Bunkeya as capital, and the route taken by the Stairs Expedition of 1891 / 1892
Coordinates: 10°23′51″S 26°58′05″E / 10.397434°S 26.968059°E / -10.397434; 26.968059
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceLualaba Province

Bunkeya is a community in the Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on a huge plain near the Lufira River. Before the Belgian colonial conquest, Bunkeya was the center of a major trading state under the ruler Msiri.

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