Maniema is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its

capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

is Kindu.

Toponymy

Henry Morton Stanley Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author and politician who was famous for his exploration of Central Africa Cen ...

explored the area, calling it

Manyema Manyema (WaManyema) (Una-Ma-Nyema, eaters of flesh), are a powerful and, in the past, warlike Bantu people in the southeast of the Congo basin in Nyangwe ( Kasongo) in Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo and in the city of Kigoma, Kigoma regio ...

.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , Vol. Two

Geography

Maniema borders the provinces of

Sankuru Sankuru is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. San ...

to the west, Tshopo to the north, North Kivu and

South Kivu South Kivu (''Jimbo la Kivu Kusini'' in Swahili), (french: Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu. History South Kivu Province was created from Sud-Kivu District in 1989, when the exis ...

to the east, and Lomami and

Tanganyika Tanganyika may refer to: Places * Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state * Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania * Tanzania Main ...

to the south. Maniema province has 7 territories, which are: # Kabambare # Kailo #

Kasongo Kasongo, also known as Piani Kasongo, is a town and a Territory, located in the Maniema Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Geography Kasongo lies east of the Lualaba River, northwest of its confluence with the Luama River ...

Kibombo Kibombo is a territory in Maniema province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the D ...

Lubutu Lubutu is a town in Lubutu Territory, Maniema Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR C ...

# Pangi #

Punia Punia can refer to: * ''Punia'' (cicada), a genus of cicadas *Punia, Lithuania, a town in Lithuania *Puniya Poonia or Punia is a clan (or gotra) of Jats. Notable people who bear the surname and may or may not be associated with the clan include: ...

Political divisions

Maniema consists of the city of Kindu and seven territories:

, Pangi,

, Kailo and Kabambare. The city of Kindu has the communes of Alunguli, Kasuku and Mikelenge

Economy

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

Kailo Territory Kailo is a territory in Maniema province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kailo Territory is home to open pit wolframite and Cassiterite Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin cr ...

is home to open pit wolframite and

Cassiterite Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. Cassiterite was the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains t ...

mines.

Education

* University of Kindu

References

External links

* {{Authority control Maniema, Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo