# Mushie

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Mushie
|settlement_type        = [Commune](/source/Communes_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
|pushpin_map            = Democratic Republic of the Congo
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
|coordinates            = {{coord|3|1|10|S|16|54|49|E|display=inline}}
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = 25px [DR Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
|subdivision_type1      = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
|subdivision_name1      = [Mai-Ndombe Province](/source/Mai-Ndombe_Province)
|subdivision_type2      = [Territory](/source/Territories_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
|subdivision_name2      = Mushie
|timezone               = [WAT](/source/West_Africa_Time)
|utc_offset             = +1
|blank_name             = [Climate](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification)
|blank_info             = [Aw](/source/Tropical_savanna_climate)
|blank1_name            = [National language](/source/Languages_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo)
|blank1_info            = [Lingala](/source/Lingala)
}}

'''Mushie''' is a town in [Mai-Ndombe](/source/Mai-Ndombe_Province) province, [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo) and is the administrative center of '''Mushie Territory'''. It lies at an elevation of 1118&nbsp;ft (340 m), on the northern bank of the [Kasai River](/source/Kasai_River) at its confluence with the [Fimi River](/source/Fimi_River).<ref>National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Sixth Edition, [National Geographic Society](/source/National_Geographic_Society), 1992</ref><ref>[http://www.maplandia.com/democratic-republic-congo/bandundu/mushie-3-1-0-s-16-54-0-e/ www.maplandia.com]</ref> Mushie's population is roughly 33,000.<ref>[http://www.geonames.org/2312249/mushie.html www.geonames.org]</ref> Mushie was the birthplace of the celebrated Congolese musician [Papa Wendo](/source/Papa_Wendo).<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wendo-kolosoy-star-of-rumba-congolaise-883312.html www.independent.co.uk]</ref> The town is served by [Mushie Airport](/source/Mushie_Airport).<ref>[http://www.pictaero.com/en/airports/airport,cd,fzbj www.pictaero.com]</ref>
==History==
The town was the capital of the old polity [Mwene Muji](/source/Mwene_Muji).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thornton |first=John |date=2024 |title=Mwene Muji: A Medieval Empire in Central Africa? |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-history/article/mwene-muji-a-medieval-empire-in-central-africa/2F2D9F46069847DC655F171B75636D27 |journal=The Journal of African History |language=en |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=30–46 |doi=10.1017/S0021853724000161 |issn=0021-8537|url-access=subscription |doi-access=free |hdl=2144/49396 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

On 12 June 2024, a [ship crashed](/source/2024_Kasai_River_disaster) around {{convert|70|km|mi}} from Mushie on the [Kwa River](/source/Kasai_River), killing 86 people.<ref name="msn1">{{cite web|date=15 June 2024|title=Over 80 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Congo's Kwa River Due To Engine Failure|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/over-80-killed-after-boat-capsizes-in-congo-s-kwa-river-due-to-engine-failure/ar-BB1o7wZf|access-date=15 June 2024|website=MSN|archive-date=|archive-url=}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Populated places in Mai-Ndombe Province
Category:Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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