Mahagi (territory)

Mahagi is a territory and a locality of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 1,900 km east of the capital Kinshasa.^[2][3]

Mahagi
Territory
Amee-based MONUSCO peacekeepers from Bangladesh organized in January 2022 on a long-range patrol towards Aungba.
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Country	DR Congo
Province	Ituri
Seat	Mahagi
Area [1]
• Total	5,216 km2 (2,014 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	3,647,508
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

The surroundings around Mahagi are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.^[4] Around Mahagi, it is quite densely populated, with 172 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[5] The region has a savanna climate.^[6] 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.^[7] Average annual rainfall 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.^[8]