Bas-Uele is one of 25 new provinces

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...

 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006). It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces

ISO 3166-2:CD

ISO 3166-2:CD is the entry for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the...

 within 36 months (18 February 2009). As of October 2010, this had not taken place.
It is one of four new provinces to be created from the current Orientale province.
It lies in the north-east of the country on the Uele River

Uele River

The Uele River, also spelled Welle River, is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It originates in the mountains near Lake Albert and flows west for about to join the Mbomou River at Yakoma....

 and was formerly part of the province of Orientale

Orientale, Congo

Orientale is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The province lies in the northeast of the country. It borders Équateur province to the west, Kasai-Oriental province to the southwest, Maniema province to the south, and Nord-Kivu province to the southeast...

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The capital

Capital City

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 of the province is the town of Buta

Buta

Buta is a town and seat of Buta Territory in the northern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the Rubi River, a tributary of the Itimbiri River. It is headquarters of the Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province...

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Most of the inhabitants of the Bas-Uele province, with a population of 900,000 in 2007, are Baboa people.
They live mainly through subsistence farming and hunting, with some river commerce.

Territories

• Aketi Territory
  Aketi Territory
  Aketi Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Aketi. The territory borders Bondo Territory to the north, Buta Territory to the east, Basoko Territory to the south, Bumba Territory to the west in...
  
  
• Ango Territory
  Ango Territory
  Ango Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Ango...
  
  
• Bambesa Territory
• Bondo Territory
  Bondo Territory
  Bondo Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Bondo. The territory borders borders Central African Republic to the north and west, Ango Territory to the east, Buta Territory to the southeast, Aketi Territory to the...
  
  
• Buta Territory
  Buta Territory
  Buta Territory is a territory in Bas-Uele District, Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The administrative capital is located at Buta.-Geography:...
  
  
• Poko Territory