Official Name: | Mahagi |
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: | Mahagi |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 5,216 |
Population Total: | 3,647,508 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Mahagi is a territory and a locality of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 1,900 km east of the capital Kinshasa.[2] [3]
The surroundings around Mahagi are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.[4] Around Mahagi, it is quite densely populated, with 172 inhabitants per square kilometer.[5] The region has a savanna climate.[6] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 21 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 24 °C, and the coldest is August, with 18 °C.[7] Average annual rainfall is 1,057 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 182 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 8 mm rainfall.[8]