Maniema

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Maniema Province
Province du Maniema
Province
Street in Kindu.jpg
Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Maniema.svg
Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E / -2.950; 25.950Coordinates: 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
 • Governor [fr][1]
Area
 • Total132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
Area rank6th
Population
 (2010 est.)
 • Total2,049,300
 • Rank18th
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
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 is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3] Its capital is Kindu.

Toponymy[]

Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.[4]: 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.


Maniema province has 7 territories, which are:

  1. Kabambare
  2. Kailo
  3. Kasongo
  4. Kibombo
  5. Lubutu
  6. Pangi
  7. Punia

Political divisions[]

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories: Punia, Pangi, Lubutu, Kibombo, Kasongo, Kailo and Kabambare. The city of Kindu has the communes of Alunguli, Kasuku and Mikelenge

Economy[]

Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu.[5]

Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.[6]

Education[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  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. ^ Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One ISBN 0486256677, Vol. Two ISBN 0486256685
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Mining in Kailo". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. 31 October 2007.

External links[]

Media related to Maniema at Wikimedia Commons

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