Official Name: | Masisi |
Elevation M: | 1,651 |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Name: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Name1: | North Kivu |
Subdivision Type2: | Territory |
Subdivision Name2: | Masisi Territory |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 6,502 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Blank Name Sec2: | Main language |
Blank Info Sec2: | Swahili |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -1.4°N 28.8181°W |
Blank Name Sec1: | Climate |
Masisi is a town in the North Kivu Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of the Masisi Territory.
Masisi lies approximately 69km (43miles) by road, northwest of the provincial capital of Goma.
The town lies at an altitude of 1600m (5,200feet) in the foothills of the Virunga Mountains. Masisi is the location of a number of cheese factories. Most of the cheese produced in the DRC comes from Masisi Territory.[2]
During the last decade, Masisi and the surrounding countryside have witnessed strife and conflict as the many militias in this part of the country fought each other and against FARDC and MONUC, for territory and wealth. Many have either been killed or permanently disabled, with more carrying residual psychological trauma.
, the population of Masisi is 6,502 people.[1]