Maniema

Maniema Province du Maniema
—  Province  —
Maniema on map of proposed provinces
Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.95°S 25.95°E / -2.95; 25.95Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.95°S 25.95°E / -2.95; 25.95
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Kindu
Government
- Governor	Didier Manara Linga
Area
- Total	132,520 km2 (51,166.3 sq mi)
Population (2003 est.)
- Total	1,808,913
- Density	13.7/km2 (35.4/sq mi)
National language	Swahili

Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.

Following the 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months (18 February 2009). As of October 2010, this had not taken place.^[1] Maniema would be one of three provinces to retain its present name and boundaries (the others being Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu), along with the city-province of Kinshasa.

Geography

Maniema borders the provinces of Kasai-Oriental to the west, Orientale to the north, Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu to the east, and Katanga to the south.

Political divisions

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories:

City

• City of Kindu
  • Commune of Kasuku
  • Commune of Mikelenge
  • Commune of Alunguli

Kingdom

• Kuba Kingdom

Cities and towns

Name	Pop. 2010[2]	Coordinates[2]
Kabambare	10,375	4°42′S 27°43′E / 4.70°S 27.72°E / -4.70; 27.72 (Kabambare)
Kalima (Kamisuku)	47,030	2°31′S 26°26′E / 2.51°S 26.43°E / -2.51; 26.43 (Kalima)
Kampene	14,819	3°36′S 26°40′E / 3.60°S 26.67°E / -3.60; 26.67 (Kampene)
Kasongo	54,743	4°27′S 26°40′E / 4.45°S 26.66°E / -4.45; 26.66 (Kasongo)
Kibombo	17,527	3°57′S 25°59′E / 3.95°S 25.98°E / -3.95; 25.98 (Kibombo)
Kindu	163,587	2°57′S 25°55′E / 2.95°S 25.92°E / -2.95; 25.92 (Kindu)
Lubutu	7,822	0°44′S 26°35′E / 0.73°S 26.58°E / -0.73; 26.58 (Lubutu)
Punia	18,796	1°27′S 26°25′E / 1.45°S 26.42°E / -1.45; 26.42 (Punia)

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} "Maniema: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1263201916&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-46&srt=dnpn&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=-858.