Haut-Uele is one of 25 new provinces

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...

 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006). It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces

ISO 3166-2:CD

ISO 3166-2:CD is the entry for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the...

 within 36 months (18 February 2009). As of October 2010, this had not taken place. It is one of four new provinces to be created from the current Orientale province.

The province gets its name (which is French

French language

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 for "upper Uele") from the Uele, the major river that runs through it.

The capital

Capital City

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 of the province is the town of Isiro

Isiro

Isiro is the capital of Haut-Uele District in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies between the equatorial forest and the savannah and its main resource is coffee. Isiro's population is estimated at approximately 150,000...

.

Territories

• Dungu
  Dungu Territory
  Dungu is a territory in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Dungu, which lies on both sides of the Uele River.The territory is divided into the Ndolomo, Malingindu and Wando chiefdoms....
  
  
• Faradje
  Faradje Territory
  Faradje Territory is an administrative area in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The main town is Faradje, lying on the Dungu River....
  
  
• Niangara
  Niangara Territory
  Niangara Territory is an administrative region in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its headquarters is the town of Niangara, lying on both sides of the Uele River.-Security problems:...
  
  
• Rungu
• Wamba
  Wamba Territory
  Wamba Territory is a part of the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative center is the town of Wamba.-Mining:...
  
  
• Watsa
  Watsa Territory
  Watsa Territory is an administrative area in the Haut-Uele District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The administrative center is the town of Watsa.-Security issues:...