Maniema

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Manyema Village in 1876
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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.[1] Its capital is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.[2]

Toponymy

Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.[3]Template:Rp

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.[4]

Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.[5]

Education

See also

References

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