Lake Boya

For the provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, see Boya Lake Provincial Park.

Lake Boya
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Coordinates	7.36667°S 25.65°E / -7.36667; 25.65
Basin countries	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lake Boya is a small lake about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Kabongo in Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The lake is surrounded by high reeds, and has a thriving population of birds.^[1]

In the pre-colonial period the region around Lake Boya was a center of inter-regional trade, an important source of wealth for the Kingdom of Luba.^[2] The king and conqueror Kongolo established his capital near Lake Boya at Mwimbele at the start of the sixteenth century.^[3]

References

1. Rorison 2008, p. 150.
2. Malu-Malu 2002, p. 81.
3. Malu-Malu 2002, p. 79.

Sources

• Malu-Malu, Jean-Jacques Arthur (2002). Le Congo-Kinshasa. KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 2-84586-233-4.
• Rorison, Sean (2008). Bradt Congo: Democratic Republic - Republic. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-233-0.