Maniema

This article is about the current province. For the former district, see Maniema District.

Maniema Province du Maniema (French) Mkoa wa Maniema (Swahili)
Province
Seal
Coordinates: 02°57′S25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E / -2.950; 25.950
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Kindu
Government
• Type	Provincial assembly
• Body	Provincial Assembly of Maniema
• Governor	Moïse Mussa [1]
Area
• Total	132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Population  (2020 est.)
• Total	2,856,300
• Rank	18th
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
License Plate Code	CGO / 17
Official language	French
National language	Swahili
HDI (2017)	0.431 [2] low

Manyema Village in 1876

Miners and their children in Kailo Territory, 2007

Maniema Province (Jimbo la Maniema, in Swahili) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ^[3] Its capital is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300. ^[4]

Toponymy

Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema. ^{[5] : Vol.Two, 96}

Geography

Maniema borders the provinces of Sankuru to the west, Tshopo to the north, North Kivu and South Kivu to the east, and Lomami and Tanganyika to the south.

Administrative divisions

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories: Punia, Pangi, Lubutu, Kibombo, Kasongo, Kailo and Kabambare.

Economy

Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu. ^[6]

Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines. ^[7]

Education

• University of Kindu

See also

• Maniema District
• Tippu Tip

References

1. Kilikumbi, Issac (19 July 2024). "Maniema : le nouveau gouverneur Mussa Kabwankubi dévoile ses priorités". Electionet (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. Central Intelligence Agency (2014). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
4. "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
5. Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One ISBN   0486256677, Vol. Two ISBN   0486256685
6. "Welcome to Maniema Mining Ltd". Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
7. "Mining in Kailo". Flickr - Photo Sharing!. 31 October 2007.

External links

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