Maniema

Maniema
Province du Maniema
—  Province  —
Coordinates:
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Kindu
Government
 • Governor Didier Manara Linga
Area
 • Total 132,520 km2 (51,166.3 sq mi)
Population (2010 est.)
 • Total 2,049,300
 • Density 15.5/km2 (40.1/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

Kingdom

Cities and towns

Name Pop. 2010[2] Coordinates[2]
Kabambare 10,375
Kalima (Kamisuku) 47,030
Kampene 14,819
Kasongo 54,743
Kibombo 17,527
Kindu 163,587
Lubutu 7,822
Punia 18,796

References

  1. ^ "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Congo Siasa. http://congosiasa.blogspot.com/2010/10/amp-conclave-another-step-towards-2011.html. 
  2. ^ 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.