Английская Википедия:Idjwi
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox islands Idjwi, or Ijwi, is an inland island in Lake Kivu which forms part of South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At Шаблон:Convert in length and with an area of Шаблон:Convert, it is the second-largest lake island in Africa and the tenth largest in the world.Шаблон:Efn Idjwi is roughly equidistant between the Congo and Rwanda, with Шаблон:Convert separating its western shore from the DRC mainland and a similar distance between its eastern shore and the coastline of Rwanda. The island's southern tip, however, lies only Шаблон:Convert from a promontory of the Rwandan coast.
History
Historically a clan-based Bahavu society, Idjwi island became a kingdom in the late 18th century (roughly between 1780 and 1840).[1]
Demographics
In 2013, the island was estimated to have a population of 252,000, mostly Havus, with a small Pygmy minority. This is a massive increase from the estimated population of 50,000 in 1983.
Malnutrition is common, especially among children, and almost all of the population is dependent on subsistence agriculture.
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