Haut-Uele
Haut-Uélé (French for "Upper Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. Haut-Uélé was formed from the Haut-Uélé district whose town of Isiro was elevated to capital city of the new province.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Haut-Uélé
- Settlement.native_name
- Province du Haut-Uélé (French)Wɛlɛ ya Likólo (Lingala)
- Settlement.type
- Province
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sunrise over the castle 3 - Dungu.jpg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Emblem of Haut Uele Province.png
- Settlement.image_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Haut-Uele.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 2015
- Settlement.named_for
- Uele River
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.seat
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Haut-Uélé (French for "Upper Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. Haut-Uélé was formed from the Haut-Uélé district whose town of Isiro was elevated to capital city of the new province.
==Administration== thumb|right|upright=1.1|alt=Map of Haut-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 Haut-Uélé, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset. The principal communities are Niangara, Dungu, Faradje, Watsa, Rungu, Isiro and Wamba. The capital of the province is the town of Isiro.
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