Kalehe Territory

Kalehe Territory is a territory in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering an area of 5,057 square kilometers, it is located northwest and northeast of the provincial capital, Bukavu, and has a population of 933,181 as of 2022. The territory is bordered by Idjwi Territory and Lake Kivu to the east, Shabunda Territory and the Irhambi-Katana groupement of Kabare Territory to the west, Mbinga Nord groupement, Goma and Masisi Territory to the north, and Kabare Territory, and Maniema Province to the south.

Administratively, Kalehe Territory is divided into two chiefdoms: Buhavu and Buloho. Buhavu Chiefdom, situated along the shores of Lake Kivu, consists of seven groupements and is the most populous, primarily inhabited by the Havu people, along with the Tembo, Rongeronge, Twa, Hutu, and Tutsi communities. Buloho Chiefdom, traversed by National Road No. 3 linking Bukavu and Kisangani and passing through Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, comprises eight groupements and has a similar ethnic composition, with the Baloho clan of the Tembo people being the dominant ethnic group.