Lake Upemba
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  Lake Upemba | |
| Location | Bukama, Haut-Lomami District |
| Coordinates | 8°36′S 26°26′E / 8.6°S 26.44°ECoordinates: 8°36′S 26°26′E / 8.6°S 26.44°E |
| Basin countries | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Islands | (floating islands, ) |
Lake Upemba is a lake in Bukama, Haut-Lomami District, 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 , and the nearest hospital is located four hours away in .
The floating islands in the lake, such , 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
Categories:
- Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Haut-Lomami
- Upemba National Park