Idiofa
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Idiofa is a town in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Location
Idiofa is the administrative center for Idiofa Territory.{{cite web
|url=http://www.rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401040116/http://rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2010-04-01
|title=Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo
|publisher=UNOCHA and PNUD
|author=X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG
|date=October 2008
|access-date=2011-11-22}}
Idiofa lies at an altitude of 1820 ft (554 m), east of the larger city of Kikwit, and west of the Lubue River.National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Sixth Edition, National Geographic Society, 1992
Idiofa is served by the small Idiofa Airport (IATA Code: IDF).{{cite web
|url=http://www.internationalaircharter.com/airports/bandundu/idiofa/idiofa-airport/ap31665/
|title=Idiofa Airport Information
|work=International Air Charter
|access-date=2012-02-08}}
The town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Idiofa.{{cite web
|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/didio.html
|title=Diocese of Idiofa
|work=Catholic Hierarchy
|access-date=2012-02-08}}
30 km from Idiofa is the settlement of Banga Banga which was an important local centre in Belgian Congo days with a European presence and a palm oil press.[http://progettotulipano.e-monsite.com/ Banga Banga] Era un centro importante all'epoca del Congo Belga (prima dell'indipendenza negli anni 60). Vi stava una impresa di trattamento di olio di palma chIamata CKE. E' quindi un villaggio dove c'era la presenza europea in questi anni.
People
As of 2012 the population was estimated to be 61,056.
The Bunda people form the majority of the population of the town.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WbwNUG_6UKYC&pg=PA20
|page=20
|title=Les pratiques de sociabilité en Afrique: les mutations culinaires chez les Ambuun
|first=Jean-Macaire Munzele |last=Munzumi
|publisher=Editions Publibook |year=2006
|isbn=2-7483-1056-X}}
Idiofa is known as the place where President Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died during an emergency landing at the local airport.
References
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|url=http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1263071407&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-46&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=-850
|title=Bandundu: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
|work=World Gazetteer
|access-date=2012-02-08
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205090733/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1263071407&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-46&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=-850
|archive-date=2012-12-05
|url-status=dead
}}
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Category:Populated places in Kwilu Province
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