Maniema

Maniema

Province du Maniema (French)
*Mkoa wa Maniema* (Swahili)
Maniema Province du Maniema (French); Mkoa wa Maniema (Swahili)
Province
	Seal
	Coordinates: 02°57′S 25°57′E / 2.950°S 25.950°E
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Kindu
Government
• Type	Provincial assembly
• Body	Provincial Assembly of Maniema
• Governor	Afani Idrissa Mangala (acting)
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)
License Plate Code	CGO / 17
Official language	French
National language	Swahili
HDI (2017)	0.431; low
Website	gouvernoratmaniema.com

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]

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