Mahagi (territory)

Mahagi
Territory or Commune
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mahagi is a territory and a locality of Orientale province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the district of Ituri and the province of Kasai-Oriental , in the northeastern part of the country, 1 900 km east of the capital Kinshasa.[1][2]

The surroundings around Mahagi are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.[3] Around Mahagi, it is quite densely populated, with 172 inhabitants per square kilometer.[4] Savann climate is in the region.[5] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 21 ° C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 24 ° C, and the coldest is August, with 18 ° C.[6] Average annual average is 1,057 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 182 mm rainfall , and the driest is January, with 8 mm rainfall.[7]

Policy

As of June 2007 , the administrator of the Mahagi territory is Émile Uzunga Alico. Its installation took place on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 by the Ituri District Commissioner, Mrs. Petronele Vwaweka Rutaya.

References

  1. ↑ "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mahagi". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification".
  4. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density".
  5. ↑ http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html
  6. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index".
  7. ↑ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)".

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