Bambesa is a territory of the province of Bas-Uele resulting from the dismemberment of the former Orientale (Eastern) province.[2][3] Its administrative center is the town of Bambesa.
Bambesa | |
|---|---|
  Bambesa Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 3°24′N 25°42′E / 3.4°N 25.7°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Bas-Uele |
| Seat | Bambesa |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,130 km2 (3,530 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 209,297 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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
editThe 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
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- ^ "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Bambesa". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Node: Makongo (174630713)", OpenStreetMap, 9 May 2012, retrieved 2020-12-12
- ^ "Node: Zobia (6150320494)", OpenStreetMap, 21 December 2018, retrieved 2021-03-28
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". Archived from the original on 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density".
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007-10-11). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". Archived from the original on 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-05.