Orientale (province)

Orientale (province)
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]

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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. 

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