Ituri Province
Ituri
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| License Plate Code |  CGO / 07 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Swahili |
| Website | provinceituri |
Ituri Province (Jimbo la Ituri in
Geography
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The
Territories
Its five administrative territories are:
Geography
Ituri is a region of high plateau (2000–5000 meters) that has a large tropical forest but also the landscape of savannah. The province has rare fauna, including the
Economy
The Kilo-Moto gold mines are partly located in Ituri. In the beginning of the 21st century, petroleum reserves have been found by Heritage Oil and Tullow Oil on the shores of Lake Albert.
History
Ituri, as Kibali-Ituri, was a province of the DRC from 1962 to 1966. Prior to the adoption of the 2006
Approximate correspondence between historical and current province
| Belgian Congo | Republic of the Congo | Zaire | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
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| 1908 | 1919 | 1932 | 1947 | 1963 | 1966 | 1971 | 1988 | 1997 | 2015 |
| 22 districts | 4 provinces | 6 provinces | 6 provinces | 21 provinces + capital | 8 provinces + capital | 8 provinces + capital | 11 provinces | 11 provinces | 26 provinces |
| Bas-Uele | Orientale | Stanleyville | Orientale | Uele | Orientale | Haut-Zaïre | Orientale | Bas-Uele
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| Haut-Uele | Haut-Uele
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| Ituri | Kibali-Ituri | Ituri | |||||||
| Stanleyville | Haut-Congo | Tshopo | |||||||
| Aruwimi | |||||||||
| Maniema | Costermansville | Kivu | Maniema | Kivu | Maniema | ||||
| Lowa | |||||||||
| Kivu | Nord-Kivu | Nord-Kivu
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| Kivu-Central | Sud-Kivu
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Government
 | This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: the interim administration was dissolved in 2005 or 2006. (April 2019) |
An
The Interim Assembly will be reconstituted or replaced by a provincial assembly under the 2006 constitution. An election for the governor and vice-governor will also be held, and the district will be re-created as a province of the DRC.
Presidents, later governors, of Kibali-Ituri from 1962-1966
- September 1962 - 28 December 1966 Jean Foster Manzikala
Governors of Ituri since 1999
- *1999* Adele Lotsoye Mugisa (appointed by James Kazini)
- December 1999 - early 2001 Ernest Uringi Padolo
- December 2001 - November 2002 Joseph Eneku
- February 2002 - 2003 Jean-Pierre Mulondo Lonpondo
- April 2003 – 2016 Emmanuel Leku Apuobo
- March 2016 – present Jefferson Abdalla
Demographics
The population is composed primarily of
The 2020 population was estimated to be 4,392,200.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Mokonzi, Azarias (10 May 2021). "Ituri : le Lieutenant-Général Johnny Nkashama Luboya nouveau gouverneur dit venir pour imposer la paix". Infocongo (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
- ^ "Background to the Hema-Lendu Conflict in Uganda-Controlled Congo (Human Rights Watch Press release, )". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
Further reading
- WOLTERS, S., 2005. Is Ituri on the Road to Stability? An update on the current security situation in the district. Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies.
External links
- 2006 map of Ituri district
- Cautious Calm Settles Over War-scarred Ituri Region, Michael Deibert, Inter Press Service, April 2008
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