Maniema Province
Jimbo la Maniema (Swahili)
Province
Official seal of Maniema Province
Seal
Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E / -2.950; 25.950
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
CapitalKindu
Government
 • TypeProvincial assembly
 • BodyProvincial Assembly of Maniema
 • GovernorAfani Idrissa Mangala (acting)[1]
Area
 • Total132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
 • Rank6th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total2,856,300
 • Rank18th
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 17
Official languageFrench
National languageSwahili
HDI (2017)0.431[2]
low
Websitegouvernoratmaniema.com Edit this at Wikidata
Manyema Village in 1876
Miners and their children in Kailo Territory, 2007

Maniema Province (Jimbo la Maniema, in Swahili) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] Its capital is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.[4]

Toponymy

Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.[5]: Vol.Two, 96 

Geography

Maniema borders the provinces of Sankuru to the west, Tshopo to the north, North Kivu and South Kivu to the east, and Lomami and Tanganyika to the south.

Administrative divisions

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories: Punia, Pangi, Lubutu, Kibombo, Kasongo, Kailo and Kabambare.

Economy

Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu.[6]

Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.[7]

Education

See also

References

  1. ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2014). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  5. ^ Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One ISBN 0486256677, Vol. Two ISBN 0486256685
  6. ^ "Welcome to Maniema Mining Ltd". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  7. ^ "Mining in Kailo". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. 31 October 2007.

External links

Media related to Maniema at Wikimedia Commons

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