Mulenge

Mulenge
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceSouth Kivu
TerritoryUvira
ChiefdomBafuliiru
GroupingKigoma
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Mulenge is a village encircled by hills in the Kigoma groupement (grouping), within Bafuliiru Chiefdom, located in the Uvira Territory, South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Perched on the Itombwe massif's high plateaus, it overlooks Uvira. Historically, the area has been inhabited by remnants of Bantu communities like the Fuliiru people whom are the original inhabitants of region, and some Nyindu communities. The region's economy is centered around agriculture, family livestock breeding, and fishing.