Bas-Uele District
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| Coordinates: 2°48′09″N 24°44′01″E / 2.802456°N 24.733658°ECoordinates: 2°48′09″N 24°44′01″E / 2.802456°N 24.733658°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Province | Orientale |
Bas-Uele District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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[edit] 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 district includes the Aleti, Ango, Bambesa, Bondo, Buta and Poko territories.].[1] The capital of the district is the town of Buta.[2]
[edit] 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.[3]
[edit] Proposed province
The new province was specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006).[4] It was to be created within 36 months (by 18 February 2009).[5] However, progress was slow.[6] As of October 2010, this had not taken place.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo". UNOCHA and PNUD. http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf&title=D%C3%A9coupage%20administratif%20de%20la%20R%C3%A9publique%20d%C3%A9mocratique%20du%20Congo. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com. http://www.statoids.com/ucd.html.
- ^ Emizet F. Kisangani, F. Scott Bobb (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. p. 45. ISBN 0810857618. http://books.google.ca/books?id=FvAWPTaRvFYC&pg=PA45.
- ^ "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 2". Wikisource. http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_de_la_R%C3%A9publique_d%C3%A9mocratique_du_Congo#Article_2.
- ^ "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 226". Wikisource. http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_de_la_R%C3%A9publique_d%C3%A9mocratique_du_Congo#Article_226.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/ucd.html. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Congo Siasa. http://congosiasa.blogspot.com/2010/10/amp-conclave-another-step-towards-2011.html.
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