Yatolema is a village in the Opala Territory

Opala Territory

Opala is a territory in the Tshopo District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The administrative center is the town of Opala. Other communities are Yatolema, Lokilo and Mayoko.The territory is divided into Sectors and Chiefdoms:*Balinga-Lindja Sector...

 of Tshopo District

Tshopo District

Tshopo District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....

, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is on the N7 road which connects it to Kisangani

Kisangani

Kisangani is the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo....

to the east.
Yatolema is about 58 miles (93.3 km) from Kisangani. It has a weekly market where local people can exchange goods with traders from the city.
The village serves the surrounding area with a rural health center.