Mambasa | |
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Territory | |
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  Mambasa | |
| Coordinates:1°21′37″N29°02′11″E / 1.36022°N 29.03629°E /1.36022; 29.03629 | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Ituri |
| Seat | Mambasa |
| Area | |
• Total | 36,785 km2 (14,203 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 989,565 |
| • Density | 26.901/km2 (69.674/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| National language | Swahili |
Mambasa Territory is an administrative area in theIturi Province of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo. The headquarters is in the town ofMambasa.[2]Mambasa Territory is threatened with deforestation due to illegal forestry to meet high demand for lumber by the bordering countries of Rwanda, Uganda, Burundi and Kenya, as well as to slash and burn cultivation and growing demand for fuel-wood by large numbers of immigrants from the east.[3]
Administrative divisions are:[4]
Mambasa Territory is represented in theNational Assembly by two deputies:
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