Maniema

This article is about the current province. For the former district, see Maniema District.

Maniema Province (Jimbo la Maniema, in Swahili) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[3] Its capital is Kindu. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,856,300.^[4]

Maniema Province du Maniema (French) Mkoa wa Maniema (Swahili)
Province
Seal
Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Kindu
Government
• Type	Provincial assembly
• Body	Provincial Assembly of Maniema
• Governor	Moïse Mussa[1]
Area
• Total	132,520 km2 (51,170 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Population  (2020 est.)
• Total	2,856,300
• Rank	18th
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Native	BaSongye, BaMongo, BaTetela, BaKomo, BaLega, Zimba, BaBuyu, BaHamba, BaSongora, BaLuba, BaBembe, BaHoloholo
License Plate Code	CGO / 17
Official language	French
National language	Swahili
HDI (2017)	0.431[2] low

Manyema Village in 1876

Miners and their children in Kailo Territory, 2007

Toponymy

Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.^{[5]: Vol.Two, 96}

Geography

Maniema borders the provinces of Sankuru to the west, Tshopo to the north, North Kivu and South Kivu to the east, and Lomami and Tanganyika to the south.

Administrative divisions

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories: Punia, Pangi, Lubutu, Kibombo, Kasongo, Kailo and Kabambare.

Economy

Mining is the main industry in the province and diamonds, copper, gold and cobalt are mined outside of Kindu.^[6]

Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite mines.^[7]

Education

• University of Kindu

See also

• Maniema District
• Tippu Tip