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Bas-Uele

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Also known as Bas-Uélé

Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province. Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uele District whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province.

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Settlement.name
Bas-Uélé
Settlement.native_name
Province du Bas-Uélé (French)Wɛlɛ ya Nsé (Lingala)
Settlement.type
Province
Settlement.image_skyline
Domaine de chasse de Rubi-Télé, RDC.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Rubi-Tele Hunting Reserve
Settlement.image_seal
Emblem of Bas Uele Province.png
Settlement.image_map
Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Bas-Uele.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
2015
Settlement.named_for
Uélé River
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Buta
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Official language
Settlement.blank_info_sec1
French
Settlement.blank1_name_sec1
National language
Settlement.blank1_info_sec1
Pa-Zande (Zande language) and Lingala
Settlement.area_total_km2
148331

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Population
1369600
Area
148331
Image
Grelots sur manche Zande-Africa Museum.jpg
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Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province. Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uele District whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province.

==Administration== thumb|right|upright=1.1|alt=Map of Bas-Uélé showing tree-cover loss years, with forest remaining since 2000 in green and loss years shaded yellow through purple.|Tree-cover loss year in Bas-Uélé, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset. Bas-Uélé lies in the north-east of DRC on the Uélé River (the French name for the province means "Lower Uélé"). The province includes the following territories: Aketi Ango Bambesa Bondo Buta Poko

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