Orientale Province

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Orientale Province was a former large administrative region in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its diverse ethnic groups, rich natural resources, and history of conflict.

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Orientale Province canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
abolishedBy 2015 territorial decentralization law
borderedByCountry Central African Republic
South Sudan
Uganda
capital Kisangani
commonlySpokenLanguage Lingala
Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
containsCity Aru
Bondo
Bunia
Buta
Isiro
Wamba
containsProtectedArea Maiko National Park
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
containsRegion Ituri Province
surface form: Ituri
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
dissolvedOn 2015
dividedInto Bas-Uélé Province
Haut-Uélé Province
Ituri Province
Tshopo Province
ethnicGroups Alur
Hema
Lendu-Bale
surface form: Lendu

Mangbetu
Zande
formerISOCode CD-OR
historicalEvent Ituri conflict
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
surface form: Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency

Second Congo War fighting
knownFor biodiversity
ethnic diversity
gold deposits
rich mineral resources
timber resources
largestCity Kisangani
locatedIn northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
namedAfter Orientale (French for eastern)
officialLanguage French
partOf Congo Rainforest
surface form: Congo Basin
partOfColonialEntity Belgian Congo (as associated territory)
surface form: Belgian Congo
reestablished 1966 administrative reorganization of DRC
timeZone Central Africa Time
traversedBy Congo River
Ituri River
Uélé River
utcOffset +2

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Thomas Lubanga Dyilo placeOfBirth Orientale Province
Rally for Congolese Democracy activeIn Orientale Province