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| Coordinates: 2°08′39″N27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E Coordinates: 2°08′39″N27°59′34″E / 2.144239°N 27.992885°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Haut-Uele |
| Territory | Wamba |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| Climate | Af |
| National language | Lingala |
Wamba is a town in Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of Wamba territory.
The area around Wamba consists of a rainforest-derived mosaic of dry, swamp, and secondary forest, with cultivated fields. Altitude is between 370 metres (1,210 ft) and 430 metres (1,410 ft). Annual rainfall is around 2,000 millimetres (79 in). [1] Both Wamba and nearby Mungbere are inaccessible due to the very poor roads in the region. [2]
The Apostolic Vicariate of Wamba was established in 1949 and was promoted to the Diocese of Wamba in 1959. [3] During the Simba Rebellion, in December 1964 rebels held 250 white hostages in Wamba. Two mercenary rescue columns reached the town at the end of the year. They found that 28 whites had been brutally killed, mostly Belgians, including the Bishop Monsignor Joseph-Pierre Albert Wittebols. 121 whites were still alive, mainly Greeks who had provided cash and cooperated with the rebels in exchange for their lives. [4]
The town is home to a station of the Centre de Recherche en Ecologie et Forestiere. [1] Many of the people in these towns rely for their livelihoods on the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a World Heritage Site. The reserve is home to the rare Okapi species, a relative of the giraffe. Efforts have been made to train the people in alternate ways to make a living and to educate them in the importance of conservation. [2]
As of 2011 the Bishop of Wamba was Janvier Kataka Luvete. [3]
The okapi, also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, or zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. Although the okapi has striped markings reminiscent of zebras, it is most closely related to the giraffe. The okapi and the giraffe are the only living members of the family Giraffidae.
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the Ituri Forest in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the borders with South Sudan and Uganda. At approximately 14,000 km2, it covers approximately one-fifth of the area of the forest. In 1996, the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due to its large population of endangered okapis and its high overall biodiversity.
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Wamba may refer to:
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wamba is a diocese located in the city of Wamba in the Ecclesiastical province of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Apparently, during the tenure of Bishop Kataka Lucete, there were 18 parishes and 42 diocesan priests.
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