Irumu
Territory
Map
Map
Country DR Congo
ProvinceIturi
SeatIrumu
Area
[1]
 • Total8,183 km2 (3,159 sq mi)
Population
[1]
 • Total1,271,413
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Irumu is a territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 1,700 km east of the capital Kinshasa.[2][3] Its administrative center is the town of Irumu.

The territory nearly encloses the provincial capital Bunia, home of many clashes in recent years between the Hema and Lendu tribes.

The surroundings around Irumu are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.[4] Around Irumu, it is quite densely populated, with 75 inhabitants per square kilometer.[5] Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.[6] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 20 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 22 °C, and the coldest is June, with 18 °C.[7] Average annual rainfall is 1,041 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 123 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 21 mm rainfall.[8]

Forty-six African Pygmies, mostly women and children, were killed (some beheaded) by ADF fighters in Ambedi village, Irumu Territory on January 15, 2021. Two rebels are arrested.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement". caid.cd (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  2. ^ "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Irumu". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". Archived from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  5. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". Archived from the original on 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  6. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. S2CID 9654551.
  7. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  8. ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  9. ^ "Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo". msn.com. CNN. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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