Orientale (province)

For the lunar surface feature, see Mare Orientale.

Orientale
—  Province  —
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Kisangani
Government
– Governor	Médard Autsai
Area
– Total	503,239 km2 (194,301.7 sq mi)
Population (2003 est.)
– Total	8,292,458
– Density	16.5/km2 (42.7/sq mi)
National language

Orientale (also Oriental; formerly Haut-Zaïre, then Haut-Congo) is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The province lies in the northeast of the country. It borders Équateur province to the west, Kasai-Oriental province to the southwest, Maniema province to the south, and Nord-Kivu province to the southeast. It also borders the Central African Republic and Sudan to the north, and Uganda to the east. The provincial capital is Kisangani.

Following the 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), Orientale was to be divided into four new provinces within 36 months (18 February 2009): Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri, and Tshopo. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.^[1]

History

In 1998 the Orientale villages of Durba and Watsa were the center of an outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever among gold mine workers.

The Ituri district of Orientale was the scene of Ituri conflict.

Cities and towns

Name	Pop. 2010[2]	Coordinates[2]	Future province
Aketi	40,507	2°44′N 23°47′E / 2.74°N 23.78°E / 2.74; 23.78 (Aketi)	Bas-Uele
Ango	8,381	4°02′N 25°52′E / 4.03°N 25.87°E / 4.03; 25.87 (Ango)	Bas-Uele
Aru	29,801	2°52′N 30°51′E / 2.87°N 30.85°E / 2.87; 30.85 (Aru)	Ituri
Bafwasende	14,504	1°05′N 27°16′E / 1.08°N 27.27°E / 1.08; 27.27 (Bafwasende)	Tshopo
Bambesa	14,959	3°28′N 25°43′E / 3.47°N 25.72°E / 3.47; 25.72 (Bambesa)	Bas-Uele
Basoko (Basoko-Bandu)	50,352	1°14′N 23°35′E / 1.24°N 23.59°E / 1.24; 23.59 (Basoko)	Tshopo
Bondo	18,118	3°49′N 23°40′E / 3.81°N 23.67°E / 3.81; 23.67 (Bondo)	Bas-Uele
Bunia	327,837	1°34′N 30°14′E / 1.56°N 30.24°E / 1.56; 30.24 (Bunia)	Ituri
Buta	53,401	2°49′N 24°44′E / 2.82°N 24.74°E / 2.82; 24.74 (Buta)	Bas-Uele
Djugu	27,112	1°55′N 30°30′E / 1.92°N 30.50°E / 1.92; 30.50 (Djugu)	Ituri
Dungu	26,894	3°37′N 28°34′E / 3.62°N 28.57°E / 3.62; 28.57 (Dungu)	Haut-Uele
Irumu	10,387	1°27′N 29°52′E / 1.45°N 29.87°E / 1.45; 29.87 (Irumu)	Ituri
Isiro (Paulis)	174,551	2°46′N 27°37′E / 2.76°N 27.62°E / 2.76; 27.62 (Isiro)	Haut-Uele
Kisangani (Stanleyville)	868,672	0°32′N 25°11′E / 0.53°N 25.19°E / 0.53; 25.19 (Kisangani)	Tshopo
Kituku	43,460	1°06′N 29°58′E / 1.10°N 29.97°E / 1.10; 29.97 (Kituku)
Mahagi	18,743	2°18′N 30°59′E / 2.30°N 30.98°E / 2.30; 30.98 (Mahagi)	Ituri
Mongbwalu	29,672	1°57′N 30°02′E / 1.95°N 30.03°E / 1.95; 30.03 (Mongbwalu)	Ituri
Niangara	13,504	3°42′N 27°52′E / 3.70°N 27.87°E / 3.70; 27.87 (Niangara)	Haut-Uele
Nioki	40,979	2°10′N 30°39′E / 2.17°N 30.65°E / 2.17; 30.65 (Nioki)
Opala	15,569	1°17′N 27°16′E / 1.28°N 27.27°E / 1.28; 27.27 (Opala)	Tshopo
Poko	10,873	3°09′N 26°53′E / 3.15°N 26.88°E / 3.15; 26.88 (Poko)	Bas-Uele
Ubundu	13,332	0°21′S 25°29′E / 0.35°S 25.48°E / -0.35; 25.48 (Ubundu)	Tshopo
Wamba	17,651	2°08′N 27°59′E / 2.14°N 27.99°E / 2.14; 27.99 (Wamba)	Haut-Uele
Watsa	31,978	3°02′N 29°32′E / 3.04°N 29.53°E / 3.04; 29.53 (Watsa)	Haut-Uele
Yahuma	4,857	1°05′N 23°13′E / 1.08°N 23.22°E / 1.08; 23.22 (Yahuma)	Tshopo
Yangambi	40,932	0°46′N 24°26′E / 0.77°N 24.43°E / 0.77; 24.43 (Yangambi)	Tshopo

References

1. ^ "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Congo Siasa. http://congosiasa.blogspot.com/2010/10/amp-conclave-another-step-towards-2011.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Haut-Congo: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1263071407&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-46&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=-853. 

External links

• CDC "Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo indicating the neighboring villages of Durba and Watsa, the epicenter of the 1998 outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever."
• Site of the province (Gouverneur and provnce assembly), in french