Ituri
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Coordinates: 1°50′N 29°30′E / 1.833°N 29.500°E | |
Country | DR Congo |
Established | 2015 |
Named for | Ituri River |
Capital | Bunia |
Government | |
• Governor | Johnny Luboya Nkashama (military)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 65,658 km2 (25,351 sq mi) |
• Rank | 16th |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,392,200 |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
License Plate Code | CGO / 07 |
Official language | French |
National language | Swahili |
Website | provinceituri |
Ituri Province (Jimbo la Ituri in Swahili) is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Ituri, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the subdividing of the former Orientale province.[2] Ituri was formed from the Ituri district whose town of Bunia was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]