Bambesa Territory

Bambesa is a territory of the province of Bas-Uele resulting from the dismemberment of the former Orientale province.[1][2] Its administrative center is the town of Bambesa.

Bambesa
Territory
Country DR Congo
ProvinceBas-Uele
SeatBambesa

In the surroundings around Bambesa, mainly green-green deciduous forest grows.[3] Around Bambesa, it is sparsely populated, with 17 inhabitants per square kilometer.[4] Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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. "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Bambesa". 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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