Haut-Uele

Haut-Uélé

Haut-Uélé

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.

Haut-Uélé (French for "Upper Uélé") is one of the 21 new 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.

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Haut-Uélé : les défis du nouveau gouverneur". le Phare online. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. [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. [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. [4]
    "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.



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