Skip to content
Haut-Uele

File:Sunrise_over_the_castle_3_-_Dungu.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ751632· pop 41· linked from 161 articles

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
Isiro
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Official language
Settlement.blank_info_sec1
French
Settlement.blank1_name_sec1
National language
Settlement.blank1_info_sec1
Lingala
Settlement.area_total_km2
89683
Settlement.area_rank
14th

via Wikipedia infobox

~1 min read

Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Administration
  • References

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haut-Uele” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (5)

On the map

2 mapped locations