Isiro
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Isiro | |
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Provincial capital and UTC+2 (CAT) | |
Climate | Af |
National language | French, Lingala and Pa-Zande (Zande language) |
Isiro (pronounced
History
Isiro was named Paulis after colonel, later diplomat,
In 1998, Isiro became the home of a newly created Dominican-operated university called Université d'Uélé. It is the third city in Orientale province (after Kisangani and Bunia) to welcome a university.
Transport
Isiro is served by Matari Airport, a national airport with flights to Kinshasa, the capital. The isolated narrow gauge Vicicongo line to the river port of Bumba on the Congo River is not currently operational. The dirt roads to and from Isiro allow commercial trade with Uganda and South Sudan, in principle, but may be impassable in the wet season.
People
- Marie Daulne (born 1964), singer
See also
References
- ^ "Haut-Uele : le nouveau maire d'Isiro prend officiellement ses fonctions" (in French). Agence congolaise de presse (ACP). 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Updates (Maps / Infographics) | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2024-03-04. Archived from the original on 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Informations générales". web.archive.org. 2007-09-28. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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