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.

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Haut-Uélé Province canonical 10
Haut-Uele Province 1
Haut-Uélé 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
province
borders Bas-Uélé Province
Ituri Province
Nord-Ubangi Province
South Sudan
Tshopo Province
capital Isiro
characteristic remote
sparsely populated
climate tropical
conflictType armed group activity
containsProtectedArea Garamba National Park
containsTown Dungu
Faradje
Watsa
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
governedBy provincial governor of Haut-Uélé
hasCity Isiro
hasTerritory Dungu Territory
Faradje Territory
Niangara Territory
Rungu Territory
Wamba Territory
linked to: Rungu Territory

Watsa Territory
historicalEvent Lord's Resistance Army insurgency
knownFor conflict and insecurity
gold mining
mineral resources
largestCity Isiro
locatedIn northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
linked to: Ituri Province
namedAfter Uélé River
nationalLanguage Lingala
naturalResource diamonds
gold
other minerals
officialLanguage French
partOf Congo Basin region
linked to: Congo Rainforest
populationCharacteristic ethnically diverse
river Uélé River
timeZone Central Africa Time
utcOffset +2

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Ituri Province borders Haut-Uélé Province
Garamba National Park locatedIn Haut-Uélé Province
Alur people region Haut-Uélé Province
Orientale Province dividedInto Haut-Uélé Province
Bas-Uélé Province hasBorder Haut-Uélé Province
Tshopo Province borderingProvince Haut-Uélé Province
Vicicongo line regionServed Uele region
subject linked to: Vicicongo line (historical)
linked to: Haut-Uélé Province
Boyoma Falls locatedIn Haut-Uélé Province
Zande isSpokenInProvince Haut-Uélé
linked to: Haut-Uélé Province
Alur community region Haut-Uélé Province
Lendu-Bali region Haut-Uélé Province
Lendu-Bale region Haut-Uélé Province
Mangbetu language region Haut-Uele Province
linked to: Haut-Uélé Province