Bas-Uélé
Bas-Uélé
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| Coordinates: 2°48′8.84″N 24°44′1.17″E / 2.8024556°N 24.7336583°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named after | Uélé River |
| Capital | Buta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mike Mokeni |
| Area | |
• Total | 148,331 km2 (57,271 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 1,369,600 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Native | Azande, Mangbetu, BaBoa, Ngombe |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 02 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Pa-Zande (Zande language) and Lingala |
| Website | https://mobile.twitter.com/bas_uele |
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Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province. Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uele District whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province.