Bas-Uélé
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Bas-Uélé (French for "Lower Uélé") is one of the 21 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.[2] Bas-Uélé was formed from the Bas-Uele District whose town of Buta was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]
Bas-Uélé
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| Coordinates: 2°48′8.84″N 24°44′1.17″E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named after | Uélé River |
| Capital | Buta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mike Mokeni[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 148,331 km2 (57,271 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 1,369,600 |
| • Density | 9.2334/km2 (23.914/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Native | Azande • Mangbetu • Baboa • Ngombe • Bakango • Ngbandi • Asua • Barambo Babenza • Balele • Bakere |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 02 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Pa-Zande (Zande language) and Lingala |
| Website | https://bas-uele.gouv.cd/ |
Administration
Bas-Uélé lies in the north-east of DRC on the Uélé River (the French name for the province means "Lower Uélé"). The province includes the following territories:[4]
People
Most of the inhabitants of the Bas-Uélé Province, with a population of 900,000 in 2007, are Azandé people. There are other peoples such as the Boa, Bakere, Balele, Bakango, Babenza, etc., who are also present in this province. They live mainly through subsistence farming and hunting, with some river commerce.[5]
Ebola
in 2017, three people were reported dead and six suspected with the Ebola virus. The nation declared an Ebola outbreak.[6] Since the authentic announcement of the epidemic by the country's Ministry of Health on 12 May, two people were declared Ebola-positive, one died from the disease. In order to forestall the unfolding of the disease, all people with hemorrhagic fever began being tracked, their blood analyzed, and the fitness state of affairs of all people who had been in contact with a suspected case are intently monitored.[7]
Sources
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Some of the Ebola section is attributed from: https://www.unicef.org/
