Bambesa is a
territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal.
In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
of the province of
Bas-Uele resulting from the dismemberment of the former
Orientale province. Its administrative center is the town of Bambesa.
Settlements include the town of
Makongo
Makongo (or Bakongo, Bakongoi, Bakongai etc.) is a settlement in the Bas-Uélé province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Location
Makongo is in Bambesa Territory, Bas-Uélé province.
It is on the Makongo River, a tributary of the Bom ...
on the
Makongo River
The Makongo River (french: Rivière Makongo) is a river of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a left tributary of the Bomokandi River, which in turn is a tributary of the Uele River.
Course
The Makongo flows through the province of Bas-U ...
and
Zobia on the
Bima River
The Bima River is a river of Bas-Uélé province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is a left tributary of the Uele River.
Course
The Bima flows through the Poko, Bambesa and Buta territories and enters the Uele River near Malengweya ...
.
In the surroundings around Bambesa, mainly green-green deciduous forest grows.
Around Bambesa, it is sparsely populated, with 17 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.
[http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html] 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.
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.
Location
The smallest territory of Bas-Uele. It has an area of . 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
{{coord missing, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Populated places in Bas-Uélé