Maniema Province (Mkoa wa 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
See also
References
- ^ Kilikumbi, Issac (19 July 2024). “Maniema : le nouveau gouverneur Mussa Kabwankubi dévoile ses priorités”. Electionet (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ “Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab”. hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2014). “Democratic Republic of the Congo”. The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ “Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns – Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information”. www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One ISBN 0486256677, Vol. Two ISBN 0486256685
- ^ “Welcome to Maniema Mining Ltd”. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ “Mining in Kailo”. Flickr – Photo Sharing!. 31 October 2007.
External links
- [1] Archived 2018-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Maniema at Wikimedia Commons
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