Maniema

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Maniema Province Province du Maniema
Province

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
Capital	Kindu
Government
• Governor	Didier Manara Linga
Area
• Total	132,520 km² (51,170 sq mi)
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	2,049,300
• Density	15/km² (40/sq mi)
Official language	French
National language	Swahili

Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.

Geography

Maniema borders the provinces of Kasai-Oriental to the west, Orientale to the north, North Kivu and South Kivu to the east, and Katanga to the south.

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories:

Maniema Province

Cities and communes

Territories

v t e Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Current provinces	Bandundu Bas-Congo Équateur Kasaï-Occidental Kasaï-Oriental Katanga Kinshasa Maniema North Kivu Orientale South Kivu

1962-1966	Cuvette-Centrale Ubangi Moyen-Congo Lomami Luluabourg Sankuru Sud-Kasaï Unité Kasaïenne Lualaba Katanga Oriental Nord-Katanga Congo Central Kwango Kwilu Mai-Ndombe Maniema Kivu Central Nord-Kivu Kibali-Ituri Uele Haut-Congo

See also Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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