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| Coordinates: 3°02′14″N29°32′08″E / 3.03716°N 29.53551°E Coordinates: 3°02′14″N29°32′08″E / 3.03716°N 29.53551°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Haut-Uele |
| Seat | Watsa |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Watsa Territory is an administrative area in the Haut-Uele province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Watsa.
During the Second Congo War (1998-2003), in August 1998, Ugandan troops occupied areas of Haut Uele including the town of Durba, the site of the Gorumbwa, Durba and Agbarabo gold mines. Almost one ton of gold was extracted during the four-year period of occupation, worth about $9 million at the time. [1]
At the end of September 2009, fighters from the Lord's Resistance Army LRA combatants were said to have attacked a number of villages in the Durba/Watsa mining area. [2] As of April 2010 Watsa Territory was thought to have about 13,960 Internally Displaced People. [3]
The territory is divided into sectors and chiefdoms: [4]
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Bas-Uélé is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale Province. Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uélé district whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province.
Haut-Uélé is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. Haut-Uélé was formed from the Haut-Uélé district whose town of Isiro was elevated to capital city of the new province.
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