Haut-Uélé Explained

Haut-Uélé
Native Name:Province du Haut-Uélé (French)

Wɛlɛ ya Likólo (Lingala)
Type:Province
Coordinates:2.7764°N 27.6179°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2015
Named For:Uele River
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Isiro
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Blank Info Sec1:French
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Area Total Km2:89683
Area Rank:14th
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Jean Bakomito[1]
Population Total:2,242,500
Population As Of:2020 est.
Population Rank:17th
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset1:+2
Website:https://twitter.com/DuUele
Registration Plate Type:License Plate Code
Registration Plate: CGO / 06

Haut-Uélé (French for "Upper Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province.[2] Haut-Uélé was formed from the Haut-Uélé district whose town of Isiro was elevated to capital city of the new province.

Administration

The principal communities are Niangara, Dungu, Faradje, Watsa, Rungu, Isiro and Wamba.[3] The capital of the province is the town of Isiro.[4]

Territories are

Villages are

Notes and References

  1. News: Haut Uele : Le Gouverneur Jean Bakomito appelle à l’unité et à l’harmonie entre les institutions provinciales, socle de la stabilité de l’entité . 4 July 2024 . Pressecongo . 3 July 2024 . fr.
  2. News: Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces . 5 June 2020 . . 13 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150719082607/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/13/decoupage-territorial-procedures-dinstallation-de-nouvelles-provinces/ . 19 July 2015 . live . fr.
  3. Web site: Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401040116/http://rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf . dead . 2010-04-01 . X. . Blaes . PNUD-SIG . October 2008 . 2011-12-09.
  4. Web site: Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo . Statiods.com . 2012-01-24 . 2012-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205175352/http://www.statoids.com/ucd.html . live .