How I Found Livingstone Travels, Adventures And Discoveries In Central Africa Including Four Months Residence With Dr. Livingstone By Sir Henry M. Stanley
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The Summary Of The Information Derived From Ruhinga May Be Stated
As Follows:
The country bordering the head of the lake from Urundi proper,
on the eastern shore, to Uvira on the western, is divided into the
following districts:
1st.
Mugere, governed by Mukamba, through which issued into the lake
the small rivers of Mugere and Mpanda.
2nd. Mukanigi, governed by Warumashanya, which occupied the whole
of the north-eastern head of the lake, through which issued into
the lake the small rivers of Karindwa and Mugera wa Kanigi.
3rd. On the eastern half of the district, at the head of the lake,
was Usumbura, governed by Simveh, ally and friend of Warumashanya,
extending to the eastern bank of the Rusizi.
4th. Commencing from the western bank of the Rusizi, to the extreme
north-western head of the lake, was Mugihewa - Ruhinga's country.
5th. From Uvira on the west, running north past Mugihewa, and
overlapping it on the north side as far as the hills of Chamati,
was Ruwenga, also a country governed by Mukamba. Beyond Ruwenga,
from the hills of Chamati to the Ruanda River, was the country of
Chamati. West of Ruwenga, comprising all the mountains for two
days' journey in that direction, was Uashi. These are the
smaller sub-divisions of what is commonly known as Ruwenga and
Usige. Ruwenga comprises the countries of Ruwenga and Mugihewa;
Usige, the countries of Usumbura, Mukanigi, and Mugere. But all
these countries are only part and parcel of Urundi, which
comprises all that country bordering the lake from Mshala River,
on the eastern shore, to Uvira, on the western, extending over
ten days' journey direct north from the head of the lake, and
one month in a northeastern direction to Murukuko, the capital
of Mwezi, Sultan of all Urundi.
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