Bas-Uélé Province

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Bas-Uélé Province is a sparsely populated, forested province in the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, bordering the Central African Republic and known for its remote rural communities and biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
borders Central African Republic NERFINISHED
capital Buta NERFINISHED
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
createdBy 2015 territorial reform of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
dateOfEstablishment 2015
dominantLandscape savanna-forest mosaic
tropical rainforest
formerPartOf Orientale Province NERFINISHED
governmentType provincial government
hasBiodiversityFeature tropical fauna
tropical flora
hasBorder Haut-Uélé Province NERFINISHED
Mongala Province NERFINISHED
Nord-Ubangi Province NERFINISHED
Tshopo Province NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical
hasEconomicActivity small-scale fishing
small-scale forestry
subsistence agriculture
hasNationalLanguage Lingala NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasOfficialStatus first-level administrative subdivision of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
hasSettlementType rural communities
hasTransportInfrastructure rural airstrips
unpaved roads
isPartOf former Orientale Province
isSparselyPopulated true
knownFor biodiversity
remote rural communities
largestCity Buta NERFINISHED
locatedIn northern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiverBasin Uélé River basin NERFINISHED
namedAfter Uélé River NERFINISHED
partOfCountryRegion Congo Basin NERFINISHED
partOfRegion Cuvette Centrale NERFINISHED
populationDensity low
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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Orientale Province dividedInto Bas-Uélé Province