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
capital Buta
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
governmentType provincial government
hasBiodiversityFeature tropical fauna
tropical flora
hasBorder Haut-Uélé Province
Mongala Province
Nord-Ubangi Province
Tshopo Province
hasClimate tropical
hasEconomicActivity small-scale fishing
small-scale forestry
subsistence agriculture
hasNationalLanguage Lingala
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
locatedIn northern Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: northern DR Congo
locatedOnRiverBasin Uélé River basin
linked to: Uélé River
namedAfter Uélé River
partOfCountryRegion Congo Basin
linked to: Congo Rainforest
partOfRegion Cuvette Centrale
populationDensity low
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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Orientale Province dividedInto Bas-Uélé Province
Likati Health Zone supervisedBy Provincial Health Division of Bas-Uélé
linked to: Bas-Uélé Province
Tshopo Province borderingProvince Bas-Uélé Province
Haut-Uélé Province borders Bas-Uélé Province
Zande isSpokenInProvince Bas-Uélé
linked to: Bas-Uélé Province
Buta locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bas-Uélé Province
Buta partOf Bas-Uélé District (historical administrative division)
linked to: Bas-Uélé Province
Mangbetu language region Bas-Uele Province
linked to: Bas-Uélé Province