Musumba

Musumba is a large town in Lualaba Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.^[2] It was the capital of the Kingdom of Lunda.^{[3]: 39 [4]} The practices of the Lunda kingdom still persist in Musumba.^[4]

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Musumba Musumbu[1]
Historical City
Interactive map of Musumba
Musumba Location in DR Congo
Coordinates: 8°21′41″S 22°38′32″E
Country	DR Congo
Province	Lualaba
Territory	Kapanga
Chiefdom	Mwant-Yav

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As the Lunda Empire expanded in the 1730s and 1740s and into the 1750s large amounts of people from other areas were brought to Musumba.^[5]

Musumba was the birthplace of Moïse Tshombe, a Congolese businessman and politician.^{[3]: 193 [6]}