Bambesa Territory

Bambesa is a territory of the province of Bas-Uele resulting from the dismemberment of the former Orientale province.[2][3] Its administrative center is the town of Bambesa.

Bambesa
Territory
Bambesa is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bambesa
Bambesa
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 3.4°N 25.7°E / 3.4; 25.7
Country DR Congo
ProvinceBas-Uele
SeatBambesa
Area
 • Total9,130 km2 (3,530 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total209,297
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Settlements include the town of Makongo on the Makongo River[4] and Zobia on the Bima River.[5]

In the surroundings around Bambesa, mainly green-green deciduous forest grows.[6] Around Bambesa, it is sparsely populated, with 17 inhabitants per square kilometer.[7] Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.[8] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 21 °C. The warmest month is June, when the average temperature is 22 °C, and the coldest is July, at 20 °C.[9] Average annual rainfall is 1,716 millimeters. The rainy month is August, with an average of 252 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 28 mm rainfall.[10]

Location

The smallest territory of Bas-Uele. It has an area of 9,130 km2 (3,530 sq mi). It is bordered:

  • to the north: by the territories of Ango and Bondo;
  • to the east: by the territory of Poko
  • to the west: by the territory of Buta
  • to the south: by the territory of Banalia in the province of Tshopo

References
  1. "Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement". caid.cd (in French). 2020-05-19. Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Bambesa". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Node: Makongo (174630713)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2020-12-12
  5. "Node: Zobia (6150320494)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2021-03-28
  6. "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". Archived from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  7. "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density".
  8. http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html}}
  9. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  10. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
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