Maniema

Maniema
Province du Maniema (French)
Mkoa wa Maniema (Swahili)
Coordinates: 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
  GovernorMoïse Mussa
Area
  Total
132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
  Rank6th
Population
 (2020 est.)
  Total
2,856,300
  Rank18th
  Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  NativeBaSongye, BaMongo, BaTetela, BaKomo, BaLega, Zimba, BaBuyu, BaHamba, BaSongora, BaLuba, BaBembe, BaHoloholo
License Plate Code CGO / 17
Official languageFrench
National languageSwahili
HDI (2017)0.431
low

Maniema Province (Jimbo la Maniema, in Swahili) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.