Irumu Territory

Irumu is a territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 1,700 km east of the capital Kinshasa.^[2][3] Its administrative center is the town of Irumu.

Irumu
Territory
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Country	DR Congo
Province	Ituri
Seat	Irumu
Area [1]
• Total	8,183 km2 (3,159 sq mi)
Population [1]
• Total	1,271,413
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

The territory nearly encloses the provincial capital Bunia, home of many clashes in recent years between the Hema and Lendu tribes.

The surroundings around Irumu are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation.^[4] Around Irumu, it is quite densely populated, with 75 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[5] Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.^[6] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 20 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 22 °C, and the coldest is June, with 18 °C.^[7] Average annual rainfall is 1,041 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 123 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 21 mm rainfall.^[8]

Forty-six African Pygmies, mostly women and children, were killed (some beheaded) by ADF fighters in Ambedi village, Irumu Territory on January 15, 2021. Two rebels are arrested.^[9]

References

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2. "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
3. "Irumu". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. S2CID 9654551.
7. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". Archived from the original on 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
8. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
9. "Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo". msn.com. CNN. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.