Mambasa Territory
Mambasa | |
|---|---|
Territory | |
Two Toleki merchants on the road from Epulu to Mambasa | |
| Coordinates: 1°21′37″N 29°02′11″E / 1.36022°N 29.03629°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Province | Ituri |
| Seat | Mambasa |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,785 km2 (14,203 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 989,565 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| National language | Swahili |
Mambasa Territory is an administrative area in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The headquarters is in the town of Mambasa. Mambasa Territory is threatened with deforestation due to illegal forestry to meet high demand for lumber by the bordering countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya, as well as to slash and burn cultivation and growing demand for fuel-wood by large numbers of immigrants from the east.