Bas-Uele
| Bas-Uele Province | |
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| Province | |
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| Coordinates: 2°48′8.84″N 24°44′1.17″E / 2.8024556°N 24.7336583°ECoordinates: 2°48′8.84″N 24°44′1.17″E / 2.8024556°N 24.7336583°E | |
| Country |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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| Capital | Buta |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Armand Kasumbu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148,331 km2 (57,271 sq mi) |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Total | 1,093,845 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Lingala |
Bas-Uele (French for "Lower Uele") is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is the town of Buta.
From 1966 to 2015, Bas-Uele was administered as a district as part of Orientale Province.
Bas-Uele lies in the north-east of the DRC on the Uele River (the French name for the district means "Lower Uele"). The province includes the following territories:
Most of the inhabitants of the Bas-Uele Province, with a population of 900,000 in 2007, are Boa people. They live mainly through subsistence farming and hunting, with some river commerce.
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