Maniema

Maniema
Province du Maniema (French)
Mkoa wa Maniema (Swahili)
Official seal of Maniema
Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E / -2.950; 25.950
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
CapitalKindu
Government
 • TypeProvincial assembly
 • BodyProvincial Assembly of Maniema
 • GovernorMoïse Mussa[1]
Area
 • Total132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
 • Rank6th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total2,856,300
 • Rank18th
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 17
Official languageFrench
National languageSwahili
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]

  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.