The Bwito Chiefdom is a chiefdom located in the Rutshuru Territory of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is bordered to the north by Batangi Chiefdom in Lubero Territory, Bwisha Chiefdom in the east, and to the north-east by Lake Edward and the Republic of Uganda. To the west, it is bordered by Bashali-Mokoto Chiefdom in Masisi Territory, and to the northwest by Wanyanga Chiefdom in Walikale Territory. To the south, it is bordered by Nyiragongo Territory.
Installation of Mwami Raphael Nyamulagha Kikandi III, September 2020
Civilians marching in Kibirizi village, Mutanda groupement, in the Bwito Chiefdom, September 2016
Rutshuru Territory is a territory in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with headquarters is the town of Rutshuru.
Women work at income generating project in Rutshuru. June 2009
Tongo, scene of fighting in November 2006 between Laurent Nakunda's rebels and national army soldiers. The villagers fled. On their return they found the secondary school, main health centre and many houses looted
February 2007: Children on a terrace overlooking the plains of the Virunga national park