| Official Name: | Basankusu Territory |
| Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Équateur Province |
| Unit Pref: | metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 21,239 |
| Population Total: | 751,025 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Languages |
| Timezone: | West Africa Time |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 1.2222°N 19.8028°W |
| Elevation M: | 371 |
Basankusu Territory is an administrative division of Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The headquarters is the town of Basankusu.[2]
Being slightly more than 1° north of the Equator, Basankusu has a tropical rainforest climate. There is no real dry season, with monthly rainfall in the town ranging between averages of 69 mm and 213 mm, with most months at the higher end of that range. Average high temperatures over a year are between 30 °C and 33 °C, although throughout the day a high of 37 °C is not uncommon. Evening lows average around 20 °C.[3]
Basankusu territory is divided into 3 sectors