Ituri Province
Ituri
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| Coordinates: 1°50′N 29°30′E / 1.833°N 29.500°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named after | Ituri River |
| Capital | Bunia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Johnny Luboya Nkashama (military) |
| Area | |
• Total | 65,658 km2 (25,351 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,392,200 |
| • Rank | 7th |
| • Density | 66.895/km2 (173.26/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Native | Kakwa • Lugbara • Alur • Batwa • Bambuti • Lendu • Babira • Abatooro • Babali • Banyali • Bandaka • Okebu • Babudu • Logo • Mamvu • Bahema • Bakaiku • Imbo |
| • Settler | Congolese Banyarwanda |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 07 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Swahili |
| Website | provinceituri |
Ituri Province (French: Province de l'Ituri; Swahili: Jimbo la Ituri) is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Ituri, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the subdividing of the former Orientale province. Ituri was formed from the Ituri district whose town of Bunia was elevated to capital city of the new province.