DR Congo
Ituri
Aru Territory

Aru

Aru is a town and the seat of in the Ituri Province of the . In 2004 its population was estimated to be 26,290. Aru has a small airport but no public electricity grid as of 2010.
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  • Type: Town with 45,500 residents
  • Description: place in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Also known as: “Aru, Democratic Republic of the Congo”

Aru

Latitude
2.85944° or 2° 51′ 34″ north
Longitude
30.82417° or 30° 49′ 27″ east
Population
45,500
Elevation
1,350 metres (4,429 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CD ARU
Open location code
6GJGVR5F+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1157861493
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
220223
Wiki­data ID
Q4801975
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Zulu—“Aru” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿魯”
  • Dutch: “Aru, Democratic Republic of the Congo”
  • Dutch: “Aru”
  • French: “Aru”
  • Polish: “Aru (Demokratyczna Republika Konga)”
  • Polish: “Aru”
  • Romanian: “Aru”
  • Russian: “Ару”
  • Zulu: “Aru, Khongo-Kinshasa”

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