Maniema
| Maniema Province Province du Maniema | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
_-_Maniema.svg.png) | |
| Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°ECoordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E | |
| Country |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Kindu |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Pascal Tutu Salumu |
| 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 |
Manyema Village in 1876
Miners and their children in Kailo Territory, 2007
Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.
Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.[1]:Vol.Two,96
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.
Economy
Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu.[2]
Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.[3]
Political divisions
Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories: Punia, Pangi, Lubutu, Kibombo, Kasongo, Kailo and Kabambare. The city of Kindu has the communes of Alungili, Kasuku and Mikelenge
Kingdom
Education
See also
References
- ↑ Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One ISBN 0486256677, Vol. Two ISBN 0486256685
- ↑ http://maniemamining.com/
- ↑ "Mining in Kailo". Flickr - Photo Sharing!.
External links
Media related to Maniema at Wikimedia Commons
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