Aru Territory
Aru is a territory of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the name of the territory's administrative capital, Aru Town. The territory is located at the northern edge of the province, on the border with Uganda to the east and South Sudan to the north.
- Type: Territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with 1,630,000 residents
- Description: territory in Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Also known as: “territoire d’Aru”
Aru Territory
- Location: Ituri, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
3.0654° or 3° 3′ 56″ north
Longitude
30.5325° or 30° 31′ 57″ east
Population
1,630,000
Elevation
1,142 metres (3,747 feet)
Open location code
6GMG3G8J+5X
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Zulu—“Aru Territory” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aru”
- Dutch: “Aru”
- French: “Aru”
- German: “Aru (Territorium)”
- German: “Aru”
- Persian: “قلمرو آرو”
- Swahili: “Wilaya ya Aru”
- Swedish: “Aru”
- Zulu: “Aru Territory”
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