About: Aru Territory

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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. While Aru Town is the administrative capital of the territory, , which is close to Arua, Uganda, is its economic hub where businesspeople from DRC, Southern Sudan and Uganda meet to trade cows, manufactured goods and other products. Smuggling of ivory and other contraband also occurs.

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  • 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. During the 1998-2006 war in the Congo, Aru was the base of the Ugandan-backed Armed Forces of the Congolese People (FAPC) group, headed by . While the war had a severe impact on the region, Aru was spared the atrocities that ravaged the rest of Ituri district. This was, in part, due to the territory's diversity of tribes who had been accustomed to living peacefully together. While Aru Town is the administrative capital of the territory, , which is close to Arua, Uganda, is its economic hub where businesspeople from DRC, Southern Sudan and Uganda meet to trade cows, manufactured goods and other products. Smuggling of ivory and other contraband also occurs. Aru has a small airport but no public electricity grid, although UNHCR was up until recently supplying electricity to Aru Town using electric generators. The United Nations peacekeeping force in the Congo, MONUC, maintained a base of operations in Aru in the later stages of the war to assist with the conduct of elections in the area. The operation was successful with over 85% of voters registering and voting; no serious incidents were registered in the territory. (en)
  • Le territoire d'Aru est une entité administrative déconcentrée de la province de l'Ituri en République démocratique du Congo. (fr)
  • Aru is een territorium (territoire) in de Democratische Republiek Congo. Het een van de vijf territoria van de provincie Ituri. Het heeft een oppervlakte van 6.749 km² en een bevolking van naar schatting 1.633.000. (nl)
  • Aru är ett territorium i Kongo-Kinshasa. Det ligger i provinsen Ituri, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 1 900 km öster om huvudstaden Kinshasa. (sv)
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  • Aru territory, Province of Ituri, DR Congo: Sunset on the Aru River in Aru territory, Ituri Province (en)
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  • Territoire d’Aru, Province de l’Ituri, RD Congo - Coucher de soleil sur la rivière Aru, en territoire d’Aru, Province de l’Ituri.jpg (en)
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  • Aru (en)
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  • Le territoire d'Aru est une entité administrative déconcentrée de la province de l'Ituri en République démocratique du Congo. (fr)
  • Aru is een territorium (territoire) in de Democratische Republiek Congo. Het een van de vijf territoria van de provincie Ituri. Het heeft een oppervlakte van 6.749 km² en een bevolking van naar schatting 1.633.000. (nl)
  • Aru är ett territorium i Kongo-Kinshasa. Det ligger i provinsen Ituri, i den nordöstra delen av landet, 1 900 km öster om huvudstaden Kinshasa. (sv)
  • 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. While Aru Town is the administrative capital of the territory, , which is close to Arua, Uganda, is its economic hub where businesspeople from DRC, Southern Sudan and Uganda meet to trade cows, manufactured goods and other products. Smuggling of ivory and other contraband also occurs. (en)
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  • Aru Territory (en)
  • Aru (territoire) (fr)
  • Aru (territorium) (nl)
  • Aru (territorium) (sv)
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