Haut-Uélé Province
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Haut-Uélé Province is a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo known for its remote, sparsely populated territory and history of conflict and mineral exploitation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
province ⓘ |
| borders |
Bas-Uélé Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ituri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nord-Ubangi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tshopo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Isiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
remote
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| conflictType | armed group activity ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea | Garamba National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Dungu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faradje NERFINISHED ⓘ Watsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| createdBy | 2015 territorial reform of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| creationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
artisanal mining ⓘ |
| formerColonialAdministration | part of Belgian Congo Orientale Province ⓘ |
| formerPartOf | Orientale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | provincial governor of Haut-Uélé ⓘ |
| hasCity | Isiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
Dungu Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faradje Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Niangara Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Rungu Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Wamba Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Watsa Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Lord's Resistance Army insurgency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict and insecurity
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ mineral resources ⓘ |
| largestCity | Isiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uélé River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalLanguage | Lingala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
diamonds
ⓘ
gold ⓘ other minerals ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Congo Basin region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | ethnically diverse ⓘ |
| river | Uélé River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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