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Maniema
Province du Maniema— Province — Maniema on map of proposed provinces Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.95°S 25.95°ECoordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.95°S 25.95°E Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Capital Kindu Government - Governor Didier Manara Linga Area - Total 132,520 km2 (51,166.3 sq mi) Population (2003 est.) - Total 1,808,913 - Density 13.7/km2 (35.4/sq mi) National language Swahili Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.
Following the 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months (18 February 2009). As of October 2010, this had not taken place.[1] Maniema would be one of three provinces to retain its present name and boundaries (the others being Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu), along with the city-province of Kinshasa.
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Geography
Maniema borders the provinces of Kasai-Oriental to the west, Orientale to the north, Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu to the east, and Katanga to the south.
Political divisions
Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories:
City
- City of Kindu
- Commune of Kasuku
- Commune of Mikelenge
- Commune of Alunguli
Kingdom
Cities and towns
Name Pop. 2010[2] Coordinates[2] Kabambare 10,375 4°42′S 27°43′E / 4.70°S 27.72°E Kalima (Kamisuku) 47,030 2°31′S 26°26′E / 2.51°S 26.43°E Kampene 14,819 3°36′S 26°40′E / 3.60°S 26.67°E Kasongo 54,743 4°27′S 26°40′E / 4.45°S 26.66°E Kibombo 17,527 3°57′S 25°59′E / 3.95°S 25.98°E Kindu 163,587 2°57′S 25°55′E / 2.95°S 25.92°E Lubutu 7,822 0°44′S 26°35′E / 0.73°S 26.58°E Punia 18,796 1°27′S 26°25′E / 1.45°S 26.42°E References
- ^ "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Congo Siasa. http://congosiasa.blogspot.com/2010/10/amp-conclave-another-step-towards-2011.html.
- ^ a b "Maniema: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1263201916&men=gcis&lng=en&des=gamelan&geo=-46&srt=dnpn&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&geo=-858.
Maniema province (DR Congo) Cities Kindu (capital)Communes Alungili · Kasuku · MikelengeTerritories Kabambare · Kailo · Kasongo · Kibombo · Lubutu · Pangi · PuniaProvinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Current provinces Bandundu · Bas-Congo · Équateur · Kasai-Occidental · Kasai-Oriental · Katanga · Kinshasa · Maniema · Nord-Kivu · Orientale · Sud-Kivu · Ituri Interim Administration
Proposed provinces
(2005 Constitution)Bas-Uele · Équateur · Haut-Lomami · Haut-Katanga · Haut-Uele · Ituri · Kasaï · Kasaï oriental · Kongo central · Kwango · Kwilu · Lomami · Lualaba · Lulua · Mai-Ndombe · Maniema · Mongala · Nord-Kivu · Nord-Ubangi · Sankuru · Sud-Kivu · Sud-Ubangi · Tanganyika · Tshopo · Tshuapa · Kinshasa
1966 Sud-Katanga1962-1966 Cuvette-Centrale · Ubangi Province · Moyen-Congo · Lomami · Luluabourg · Sankuru · Sud-Kasaï · Unité Kasaïenne · Lualaba · Katanga Oriental · Nord-Katanga · Congo Central · Kwango · Kwilu · Mai-Ndombe · Maniema · Kivu Central · Nord-Kivu · Kibali-Ituri · Uele · Haut-Congo
Categories:- Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Maniema Province
- City of Kindu
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