The District of Orientale Province was created from Stanley Falls District on 15 July 1898. The district was expanded to become Orientale Province in 1913. It was divided in 1933 into Costermansville (later Kivu) and Stanleyville Province. Stanleyville Province was renamed Orientale Province from 1947 to 1963, when it was broken up into Kibali-Ituri, Uélé and Haut-Congo provinces. Orientale Province was reconstituted in 1966. Between 1971 and 1997 it was called Haut-Zaïre, then it returned to the name of Orientale. The province contained the Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri and Tshopo districts. These were elevated to provinces in 2015 under the 2006 constitution.
On 15 July 1898 the Stanley Falls District became the District of Orientale Province (District de la province Orientale), with Stanleyville as its headquarters.[1] The Lualaba District in the south was split off at this time. The district was also called Stanleyville District. In 1910 the new vice-government general of Katanga was formed the south, with parts of Lualaba District and parts of Stanleyville.[2]
Orientale/Oost Province was formed in 1913 in the Belgian Congo from the District of Orientale Province, expanded to include Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé and Aruwimi. The new province contained the districts of Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri, Stanleyville, Aruwimi, Maniema, Lowa and Kivu. It was divided in 1933 into Costermansville (later Kivu) and Stanleyville Province. Stanleyville Province was renamed Orientale/Oost Province from 1947 to 1963, when it was broken up into Kibali-Ituri, Uélé and Haut-Congo provinces. Orientale Province was reconstituted in 1966 from the amalgamation of the Uele, Kibali-Ituri and Haut-Congo provinces. In 2015 it was dissolved into the provinces of Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri and Tshopo.
In 1998 the Orientale villages of Durba and Watsa were the center of an outbreak of Marburg virus disease among gold mine workers.
As of 2014, militia groups continue to fight in the province and have reportedly committed many atrocities against the local population, such as forcing women into sex slavery and forcing men to work in mines.[3]
Approximate correspondence between historical divisions and current provincesedit
Approximate correspondence between historical and current province
The province was divided into the city of Kisangani and the districts of Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri and Tshopo. Cities and towns, with their 2010 populations, are:
^"Sexual slavery rife in Democratic Republic of the Congo, says MSF". The Guardian. 2014-07-23. from the original on 2023-04-08.
^ ab"Haut-Congo: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
Bibliographyedit
Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2006). Congo: république démocratique. Petit Futé. ISBN2-7469-1412-3.
Gwillim Law (1999). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Administrative Subdivisions of Countries: A Comprehensive World Reference, 1900 through 1998. US: McFarland & Company. pp. 92–94. ISBN0786407298.
Lemarchand, René (1964), Political Awakening in the Belgian Congo, University of California Press, GGKEY:TQ2J84FWCXN, retrieved 19 August 2020
External linksedit
Site of the province (Gouverneur and province assembly), in French
Bamanisajean.unblog.fr is Governor Jean Bamanisa's blog site.
Stanleyville.be City of Kisangani Website.
@Prov_orientale Twitter for Orentale Provincial Government
Facebook Orentale Provincial Government
CDC "Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo indicating the neighboring villages of Durba and Watsa, the epicenter of the 1998 outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever."
"Liste des gouverneurs de la Province Orientale". Stanleyville.be (in French). Jean-Luc Ernst. (1913-1960); +1960-2015
January 01, 1970
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For the lunar surface feature see Mare Orientale Orientale Province French Province orientale lit Eastern province is one of the former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its predecessors the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo It went through a series of boundary changes between 1898 and 2015 when it was divided into smaller units Orientale Province Province OrientaleProvinceBelgian Congo provinces in 1920Orientale from 1933Country Democratic Republic of the CongoCapitalKisanganiArea Total503 239 km2 194 302 sq mi Population 2010 est Total8 197 975 Density16 km2 42 sq mi Official languageFrenchNational languageSwahili Lingala Pa Zande Zande language Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates The District of Orientale Province was created from Stanley Falls District on 15 July 1898 The district was expanded to become Orientale Province in 1913 It was divided in 1933 into Costermansville later Kivu and Stanleyville Province Stanleyville Province was renamed Orientale Province from 1947 to 1963 when it was broken up into Kibali Ituri Uele and Haut Congo provinces Orientale Province was reconstituted in 1966 Between 1971 and 1997 it was called Haut Zaire then it returned to the name of Orientale The province contained the Bas Uele Haut Uele Ituri and Tshopo districts These were elevated to provinces in 2015 under the 2006 constitution The province lay in the northeast of the country Originally it bordered Equateur to the west Congo Kasai to the southwest and Katanga to the south After being reduced in size it bordered Equateur to the west Kasai Oriental province to the southwest Maniema to the south and North Kivu to the southeast It also bordered the Central African Republic and South Sudan to the north and Uganda to the east The provincial capital was Stanleyville later renamed Kisangani Contents 1 History 2 Approximate correspondence between historical divisions and current provinces 3 Divisions 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editOn 15 July 1898 the Stanley Falls District became the District of Orientale Province District de la province Orientale with Stanleyville as its headquarters 1 The Lualaba District in the south was split off at this time The district was also called Stanleyville District In 1910 the new vice government general of Katanga was formed the south with parts of Lualaba District and parts of Stanleyville 2 Orientale Oost Province was formed in 1913 in the Belgian Congo from the District of Orientale Province expanded to include Haut Uele Bas Uele and Aruwimi The new province contained the districts of Bas Uele Haut Uele Ituri Stanleyville Aruwimi Maniema Lowa and Kivu It was divided in 1933 into Costermansville later Kivu and Stanleyville Province Stanleyville Province was renamed Orientale Oost Province from 1947 to 1963 when it was broken up into Kibali Ituri Uele and Haut Congo provinces Orientale Province was reconstituted in 1966 from the amalgamation of the Uele Kibali Ituri and Haut Congo provinces In 2015 it was dissolved into the provinces of Bas Uele Haut Uele Ituri and Tshopo In 1998 the Orientale villages of Durba and Watsa were the center of an outbreak of Marburg virus disease among gold mine workers The Ituri district of Orientale was the scene of the Ituri conflict As of 2014 militia groups continue to fight in the province and have reportedly committed many atrocities against the local population such as forcing women into sex slavery and forcing men to work in mines 3 Approximate correspondence between historical divisions and current provinces editApproximate correspondence between historical and current province Belgian Congo Republic of the Congo Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo 19088 districts 19131 province 19321 province 19471 province 19633 provinces 19661 province 19711 province 19881 province 19971 province 20154 provinces Bas Uele Orientale Stanleyville Orientale Uele Orientale Haut Zaire Orientale Bas Uele Haut Uele Haut Uele Ituri Kibali Ituri Ituri Stanleyville Haut Congo Tshopo Aruwimi Maniema Costermansville Kivu and successors Lowa KivuDivisions editThe province was divided into the city of Kisangani and the districts of Bas Uele Haut Uele Ituri and Tshopo Cities and towns with their 2010 populations are Name District Territory Pop 2010 4 Coordinates 4 Aketi Bas Uele District Aketi Territory 40 507 2 44 N 23 47 E 2 74 N 23 78 E 2 74 23 78 Aketi Ango Bas Uele District Ango Territory 8 381 4 02 N 25 52 E 4 03 N 25 87 E 4 03 25 87 Ango Aru Ituri District Aru Territory 29 801 2 52 N 30 51 E 2 87 N 30 85 E 2 87 30 85 Aru Bafwasende Tshopo District Bafwasende Territory 14 504 1 05 N 27 16 E 1 08 N 27 27 E 1 08 27 27 Bafwasende Bambesa Bas Uele District Bambesa Territory 14 959 3 28 N 25 43 E 3 47 N 25 72 E 3 47 25 72 Bambesa Basoko Tshopo District Basoko Territory 50 352 1 14 N 23 35 E 1 24 N 23 59 E 1 24 23 59 Basoko Bondo Bas Uele District Bondo Territory 18 118 3 49 N 23 40 E 3 81 N 23 67 E 3 81 23 67 Bondo Bunia Ituri District Irumu Territory 327 837 1 34 N 30 14 E 1 56 N 30 24 E 1 56 30 24 Bunia Buta Bas Uele District Buta Territory 53 401 2 49 N 24 44 E 2 82 N 24 74 E 2 82 24 74 Buta Djugu Ituri District Djugu Territory 27 112 1 55 N 30 30 E 1 92 N 30 50 E 1 92 30 50 Djugu Dungu Haut Uele District Dungu Territory 26 894 3 37 N 28 34 E 3 62 N 28 57 E 3 62 28 57 Dungu Irumu Ituri District Irumu Territory 10 387 1 27 N 29 52 E 1 45 N 29 87 E 1 45 29 87 Irumu Isiro Haut Uele District Rungu Territory 174 551 2 46 N 27 37 E 2 76 N 27 62 E 2 76 27 62 Isiro Kisangani city city 868 672 0 32 N 25 11 E 0 53 N 25 19 E 0 53 25 19 Kisangani Kituku Ituri District Irumu Territory 43 460 1 06 N 29 58 E 1 10 N 29 97 E 1 10 29 97 Kituku Mahagi Ituri District Mahagi Territory 18 743 2 18 N 30 59 E 2 30 N 30 98 E 2 30 30 98 Mahagi Mongbwalu Ituri District Djugu Territory 29 672 1 57 N 30 02 E 1 95 N 30 03 E 1 95 30 03 Mongbwalu Niangara Haut Uele District Niangara Territory 13 504 3 42 N 27 52 E 3 70 N 27 87 E 3 70 27 87 Niangara Opala Tshopo District Opala Territory 15 569 1 17 N 27 16 E 1 28 N 27 27 E 1 28 27 27 Opala Poko Bas Uele District Poko Territory 10 873 3 09 N 26 53 E 3 15 N 26 88 E 3 15 26 88 Poko Ubundu Tshopo District Ubundu Territory 13 332 0 21 S 25 29 E 0 35 S 25 48 E 0 35 25 48 Ubundu Wamba Haut Uele District Wamba Territory 17 651 2 08 N 27 59 E 2 14 N 27 99 E 2 14 27 99 Wamba Watsa Haut Uele District Watsa Territory 31 978 3 02 N 29 32 E 3 04 N 29 53 E 3 04 29 53 Watsa Yahuma Tshopo District Yahuma Territory 4 857 1 05 N 23 13 E 1 08 N 23 22 E 1 08 23 22 Yahuma Yangambi Tshopo District Isangi Territory 40 932 0 46 N 24 26 E 0 77 N 24 43 E 0 77 24 43 Yangambi See also editList of governors of Orientale Province Kisangani history and timelineReferences edit Auzias amp Labourdette 2006 p 180 Lemarchand 1964 pp 62 63 Sexual slavery rife in Democratic Republic of the Congo says MSF The Guardian 2014 07 23 Archived from the original on 2023 04 08 a b Haut Congo largest cities and towns and statistics of their population World Gazetteer Archived from the original on 2013 02 10 Bibliography editAuzias Dominique Labourdette Jean Paul 2006 Congo republique democratique Petit Fute ISBN 2 7469 1412 3 Gwillim Law 1999 Democratic Republic of the Congo Administrative Subdivisions of Countries A Comprehensive World Reference 1900 through 1998 US McFarland amp Company pp 92 94 ISBN 0786407298 Lemarchand Rene 1964 Political Awakening in the Belgian Congo University of California Press GGKEY TQ2J84FWCXN retrieved 19 August 2020External links editSite of the province Gouverneur and province assembly in French Bamanisajean unblog fr is Governor Jean Bamanisa s blog site Stanleyville be City of Kisangani Website Prov orientale Twitter for Orentale Provincial Government Facebook Orentale Provincial Government CDC Map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo indicating the neighboring villages of Durba and Watsa the epicenter of the 1998 outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever Liste des gouverneurs de la Province Orientale Stanleyville be in French Jean Luc Ernst 1913 1960 1960 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orientale Province amp oldid 1222704246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
