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Oicha is a town in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which was built around a mission hospital that opened in 1935. It is a commune of Beni Territory and is its administrative center.

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Settlement.name
Oicha
Settlement.official_name
''Commune d'Oicha''
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune
Settlement.image_skyline
PHOTO DU JOUR DU DIMANCHE 5 JUIN 2022.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
children with MONUSCO peacekeeper from Nepal
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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bottom
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Location in DRC
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Kivu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Beni
Settlement.leader_title
Burgomaster
Settlement.leader_name
Eugénie Mwenge
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2012
Settlement.population_total
52,921

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Oicha is a town in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which was built around a mission hospital that opened in 1935. It is a commune of Beni Territory and is its administrative center.

In August 2018 the ebola outbreak in the Kivu province reached the city and vaccinations have been started by health organizations, led by WHO and supported by the MONUSCO mission by the United Nations.

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