Bas-Uélé
Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province.[2] Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uele District whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]
Bas-Uélé | |
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| Province du Bas-Uélé | |
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| Coordinates: 2°48′8.84″N 24°44′1.17″E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named for | Uélé River |
| Capital | Buta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Valentin Senga[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148,331 km2 (57,271 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Total | 1,093,845 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Pa-Zande (Zande language) and Lingala |
Administration
Bas-Uélé lies in the north-east of the DRC on the Uélé River (the French name for the province means "Lower Uélé"). The province includes the following territories:[4]
People
Most of the inhabitants of the Bas-Uélé Province, with a population of 900,000 in 2007, are Azandé people. There are others peoples like the Boa, Bakere, Balele, Bakango, Babenza, etc., are also present in this province. They live mainly through subsistence farming and hunting, with some river commerce.[5]
Ebola
Three people have been reported dead and six suspected with the Ebola virus. The nation has declared an Ebola outbreak.[6]
References
- "Bas-Uélé : le nouveau gouverneur Valentin Senga prend ses fonctions". Radio Okapi. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- "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.
- "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
- X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- Emizet F. Kisangani, F. Scott Bobb (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-8108-5761-2.
- Hodal, Kate (2017-05-12). "Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo after three die". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-05-13.