Irumu Territory Explained

Official Name:Irumu
Settlement Type:Territory
Pushpin Map:Central African Republic
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Central African Republic
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ituri
Seat:Irumu
Unit Pref:metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:8,183
Population Total:1,271,413
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset:+2

Irumu is a territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 1,700 km east of the capital Kinshasa.[2] [3] Its administrative center is the town of Irumu.

The territory nearly encloses the provincial capital Bunia, home of many clashes in recent years between the Hema and Lendu tribes.

The surroundings around Irumu are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.[4] Around Irumu, it is quite densely populated, with 75 inhabitants per square kilometer.[5] Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.[6] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 20 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 22 °C, and the coldest is June, with 18 °C.[7] Average annual rainfall is 1,041 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 123 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 21 mm rainfall.[8]

Forty-six African Pygmies, mostly women and children, were killed (some beheaded) by ADF fighters in Ambedi village, Irumu Territory on January 15, 2021. Two rebels are arrested.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement . caid.cd . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510070701/https://www.caid.cd/index.php/donnees-par-province-administrative/province-de-ituri/territoire-de-irumu/?secteur=fiche . 2021-05-10 . dead . fr . 2023-03-26.
  2. Web site: Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa). April 2008. statoids. 5 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Irumu. Google maps. 5 June 2018.
  4. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification. 2018-06-05. 2016-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160228161657/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=MCD12C1_T1. dead.
  5. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Population Density. 2018-06-05. 2016-02-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160209064446/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=SEDAC_POP. dead.
  6. Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. 2007. Peel. M. C.. Finlayson. B. L.. McMahon. T. A.. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11. 5. 1633–1644. 2007HESS...11.1633P. 9654551 . free.
  7. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. 2018-06-05. 2013-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806035941/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. dead.
  8. Web site: NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM). 2018-06-05. 2019-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190419091014/https://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M&year=2014. dead.
  9. News: Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo . January 15, 2021 . msn.com . CNN . January 15, 2021.

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