Mahagi | |
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 Amee-based MONUSCO peacekeepers from Bangladesh organized in January 2022 on a long-range patrol towards Aungba. | |
| Country | 
DR Congo |
| Province | Ituri |
| Seat | Mahagi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,216 km2 (2,014 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)
[1] | |
| • Total | 3,647,508 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( Central Africa Time) |
Mahagi is a territory and a locality of Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in the northeastern part of the country, 1,900 km east of the capital Kinshasa. [2] [3]
The surroundings around Mahagi are a mosaic of farmland and natural vegetation. [4] Around Mahagi, it is quite densely populated, with 172 inhabitants per square kilometer. [5] The region has a savanna climate. [6] Annual average temperature in the funnel is 21 °C. The warmest month is February, when the average temperature is 24 °C, and the coldest is August, with 18 °C. [7] Average annual rainfall is 1,057 millimeters. The rainy month is September, with an average of 182 mm rainfall, and the driest is January, with 8 mm rainfall. [8]
References
- ^ a b "Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement". caid.cd (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". statoids. April 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Mahagi". Google maps. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". 30 August 2021.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". 30 August 2021.
- ^ 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. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". 30 August 2021.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". 30 August 2021.