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.[1][2] Its administrative center is the town of Irumu.

Irumu
Territory
Country DR Congo
ProvinceIturi
SeatIrumu
Time zoneUTC+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.[3] Around Irumu, it is quite densely populated, with 75 inhabitants per square kilometer.[4] Tropical monsoon climate prevails in the area.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

References
  1. "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Irumu". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification".
  4. "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density".
  5. http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.html
  6. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index".
  7. "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)".

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