Maniema Province ( Jimbo la Maniema, in Swahili language) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[
] Its capital city is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.
Toponymy
Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it
Manyema.
[Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , Vol. Two ]
Geography
Maniema borders the provinces of
Sankuru to the west,
Tshopo to the north,
North Kivu and
South Kivu to the east, and
Lomami Province and Tanganyika to the south.
Administrative divisions
Maniema consists of the city of
Kindu and seven territories:
Punia Territory,
Pangi Territory,
Lubutu Territory, Kibombo,
Kasongo,
Kailo Territory and Kabambare.
Economy
Mining is the main industry in the province and
diamonds,
copper,
gold and
cobalt are mined outside of
Kindu.
Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.
Education
See also
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