Bas-Uélé
Bas-Uele Province | |
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| Coordinates: 2°48′8.84″N 24°44′1.17″E / 2.8024556°N 24.7336583°E | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Buta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Armand Kasumbu[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148,331 km2 (57,271 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Total | 1,093,845 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Lingala |
Bas-Uele (French for "Lower Uele") is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Its capital is the town of Buta.[3]
History
From 1966 to 2015, Bas-Uele was administered as a district as part of Orientale Province.
Administration
Bas-Uele lies in the north-east of the DRC on the Uele River (the French name for the district means "Lower Uele"). The province includes the following territories:[4]
People
Most of the inhabitants of the Bas-Uele Province, with a population of 900,000 in 2007, are Boa people. They live mainly through subsistence farming and hunting, with some river commerce.[5]
Ebola
Three people have been reported dead and six suspected with the virus Ebola. The nation has declared an Ebola Outbreak.[6]
References
- ^ "RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus". Radio Okapi. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
- ^ X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo". UNOCHA and PNUD. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Emizet F. Kisangani, F. Scott Bobb (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. p. 45. ISBN 0-8108-5761-8.
- ^ Hodal, Kate (2017-05-12). "Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo after three die". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
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