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Maniema

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Maniema
Province du Maniema (French)
Mkoa wa Maniema (Swahili)
Province
Church in Kindu
Church in Kindu
Official seal of Maniema
Seal
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Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E / -2.950; 25.950
CountryImage Democratic Republic of the Congo
CapitalKindu
Government
 • TypeProvincial assembly
 • BodyProvincial Assembly of Maniema
 • GovernorMoïse Mussa[1]
Area
 • Total
132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
 • Rank6th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total
2,856,300
 • Rank18th
 • Density21.554/km2 (55.824/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • NativeBasongye • Anamongo • Batetela • Bakumu • Barega • Bazimba • Basongora • Baluba • Babembe • Baholoholo • Bangubangu • Wagenya • Twa Pygmies • Waungwana
 • SettlerBanyarwanda
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 17
Official languageFrench
National languageSwahili
HDI (2017)0.431[2]
low
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Manyema Village in 1876
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Miners and their children in Kailo Territory, 2007

Maniema Province (Mkoa wa Maniema, in Swahili) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] Its capital is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.[4]

Toponymy

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Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.[5]: Vol.Two, 96 

Geography

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Map of Maniema showing tree-cover loss years, with forest remaining since 2000 in green and loss years shaded yellow through purple.
Tree-cover loss year in Maniema, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset.

Maniema borders the provinces of Sankuru to the west, Tshopo to the north, North Kivu and South Kivu to the east, and Lomami and Tanganyika to the south.

Administration

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Maniema is divided in to seven territories and one independently administered city.

Administrative division Type Map
KinduCityKindu
KabambareTerritoryKabambare
KailoTerritoryKailo
KasongoTerritoryKasongo
KibomboTerritoryKibombo
LubutuTerritoryLubutu
PangiTerritoryPangi
PuniaTerritoryPunia

Economy

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Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu.[6]

Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.[7]

Education

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Kilikumbi, Issac (19 July 2024). "Maniema : le nouveau gouverneur Mussa Kabwankubi dévoile ses priorités". Electionet (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (2014). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ↑ Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One ISBN 0486256677, Vol. Two ISBN 0486256685
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Maniema Mining Ltd". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Mining in Kailo". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. 31 October 2007.
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