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(Redirected from Haut-Uele (proposed province)) Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo This article is about the present-day province of the DRC. For the former district, see Haut-Uele District. Province in DR Congo
Haut-Uélé Province du Haut-Uélé (French)
Mkoa wa Wele Juu (Swahili)
Wɛlɛ ya Likólo (Lingala)
Province
Official seal of Haut-UéléSeal
Location of Haut-Uélé
Coordinates: 2°46′35.02″N 27°37′4.48″E / 2.7763944°N 27.6179111°E / 2.7763944; 27.6179111
Country DR Congo
Established2015
Named forUele River
CapitalIsiro
Government
 • GovernorJean Bakomito
Area
 • Total89,683 km (34,627 sq mi)
 • Rank14th
Population
 • Total2,242,500
 • Rank17th
 • Density25/km (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 06
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala
Websitehttps://twitter.com/DuUele

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. 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. The capital of the province is the town of Isiro.

Territories are

Villages are

References

  1. "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". Pressecongo (in French). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  4. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
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