Orientale Province
Province Orientale |
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| Country |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital |
Kisangani |
| Government |
| • Governor |
Jean Bamanisa Saidi |
| Area |
| • Total |
503,239 km2 (194,302 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 est.) |
| • Total |
8,197,975 |
| • Density |
Bad rounding here16/km2 (Bad rounding here42/sq mi) |
| Official language |
French |
| National language |
Swahili, Lingala |
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 to the west, Kasaï-Oriental province to the southwest, Maniema to the south, and North Kivu to the southeast. It also borders the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north, and Uganda to the east. The provincial capital is Kisangani.
The province is divided into the Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele and Tshopo districts and the Ituri Interim Administration. Under the 2006 constitution, these were supposed to become provinces in 2009.
History [edit]
In 1998 the Orientale villages of Durba and Watsa were the center of an outbreak of Marburg virus disease among gold mine workers.
The Ituri district of Orientale was the scene of the Ituri conflict.
Divisions [edit]
| Name |
District |
Territory |
Pop. 2010[1] |
Coordinates[1] |
| Aketi |
Bas-Uele District |
Aketi Territory |
40,507 |
2°44′N 23°47′E / 2.74°N 23.78°E / 2.74; 23.78 (Aketi) |
| Ango |
Bas-Uele District |
Ango Territory |
8,381 |
4°02′N 25°52′E / 4.03°N 25.87°E / 4.03; 25.87 (Ango) |
| Aru |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Aru Territory |
29,801 |
2°52′N 30°51′E / 2.87°N 30.85°E / 2.87; 30.85 (Aru) |
| Bafwasende |
Tshopo District |
Bafwasende Territory |
14,504 |
1°05′N 27°16′E / 1.08°N 27.27°E / 1.08; 27.27 (Bafwasende) |
| Bambesa |
Bas-Uele District |
Bambesa Territory |
14,959 |
3°28′N 25°43′E / 3.47°N 25.72°E / 3.47; 25.72 (Bambesa) |
| Basoko |
Tshopo District |
Basoko Territory |
50,352 |
1°14′N 23°35′E / 1.24°N 23.59°E / 1.24; 23.59 (Basoko) |
| Bondo |
Bas-Uele District |
Bondo Territory |
18,118 |
3°49′N 23°40′E / 3.81°N 23.67°E / 3.81; 23.67 (Bondo) |
| Bunia |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Irumu Territory |
327,837 |
1°34′N 30°14′E / 1.56°N 30.24°E / 1.56; 30.24 (Bunia) |
| Buta |
Bas-Uele District |
Buta Territory |
53,401 |
2°49′N 24°44′E / 2.82°N 24.74°E / 2.82; 24.74 (Buta) |
| Djugu |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Djugu Territory |
27,112 |
1°55′N 30°30′E / 1.92°N 30.50°E / 1.92; 30.50 (Djugu) |
| Dungu |
Haut-Uele District |
Dungu Territory |
26,894 |
3°37′N 28°34′E / 3.62°N 28.57°E / 3.62; 28.57 (Dungu) |
| Irumu |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Irumu Territory |
10,387 |
1°27′N 29°52′E / 1.45°N 29.87°E / 1.45; 29.87 (Irumu) |
| Isiro |
Haut-Uele District |
Rungu Territory |
174,551 |
2°46′N 27°37′E / 2.76°N 27.62°E / 2.76; 27.62 (Isiro) |
| Kisangani |
Tshopo District |
n/a |
868,672 |
0°32′N 25°11′E / 0.53°N 25.19°E / 0.53; 25.19 (Kisangani) |
| Kituku |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Irumu Territory |
43,460 |
1°06′N 29°58′E / 1.10°N 29.97°E / 1.10; 29.97 (Kituku) |
| Mahagi |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Mahagi Territory |
18,743 |
2°18′N 30°59′E / 2.30°N 30.98°E / 2.30; 30.98 (Mahagi) |
| Mongbwalu |
Ituri Interim Administration |
Djugu Territory |
29,672 |
1°57′N 30°02′E / 1.95°N 30.03°E / 1.95; 30.03 (Mongbwalu) |
| Niangara |
Haut-Uele District |
Niangara Territory |
13,504 |
3°42′N 27°52′E / 3.70°N 27.87°E / 3.70; 27.87 (Niangara) |
| Opala |
Tshopo District |
Opala Territory |
15,569 |
1°17′N 27°16′E / 1.28°N 27.27°E / 1.28; 27.27 (Opala) |
| Poko |
Bas-Uele District |
Poko Territory |
10,873 |
3°09′N 26°53′E / 3.15°N 26.88°E / 3.15; 26.88 (Poko) |
| Ubundu |
Tshopo District |
Ubundu Territory |
13,332 |
0°21′S 25°29′E / 0.35°S 25.48°E / -0.35; 25.48 (Ubundu) |
| Wamba |
Haut-Uele District |
Wamba Territory |
17,651 |
2°08′N 27°59′E / 2.14°N 27.99°E / 2.14; 27.99 (Wamba) |
| Watsa |
Haut-Uele District |
Watsa Territory |
31,978 |
3°02′N 29°32′E / 3.04°N 29.53°E / 3.04; 29.53 (Watsa) |
| Yahuma |
Tshopo District |
Yahuma Territory |
4,857 |
1°05′N 23°13′E / 1.08°N 23.22°E / 1.08; 23.22 (Yahuma) |
| Yangambi |
Tshopo District |
Isangi Territory |
40,932 |
0°46′N 24°26′E / 0.77°N 24.43°E / 0.77; 24.43 (Yangambi) |
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