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|leader_name = Guillaume Lola<ref>{{cite news |title=Haut-Uele : le nouveau maire d'Isiro prend officiellement ses fonctions |url=https://acpcongo.com/index.php/2023/02/01/haut-uele-le-nouveau-maire-disiro-prend-officiellement-ses-fonctions/ |access-date=12 February 2023 |agency=Agence congolaise de presse (ACP) |date=1 February 2023 |language=fr |archive-date=13 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213064151/https://acpcongo.com/index.php/2023/02/01/haut-uele-le-nouveau-maire-disiro-prend-officiellement-ses-fonctions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Isiro''' (pronounced {{IPA-xx|iˈsiro|}}) is the capital of [[Haut-Uele Province]] in the northeastern part of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. It lies between the [[Tropical rainforest|equatorial forest]] and the [[savannah]] and its main resource is coffee.
==History==
Isiro was named ''Paulis'' after colonel, later diplomat, [[Albert Paulis]] when it was part of the [[Belgian Congo]].
In 1998, Isiro became the home of a newly created [[Dominican Order|Dominican]]-operated university called ''[[University of Uélé|Université
In 2015 Isiro became the capital of the Province of Haut-Uele, as governor [[ Lola Kisanga]] 2015-2019.
In 2024 Isiro's population rose to over 400.000.
== Transport ==▼
Isiro is served by [[Matari Airport]], a national airport with flights to Kinshasa, the capital. The isolated [[narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[Vicicongo line]] to the river port of [[Bumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Bumba]] on the Congo River is not currently operational. The dirt roads to and from Isiro allow commercial trade with [[Uganda]] and [[South Sudan]], in principle, but may be impassable in the wet season.
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==People==
* [[Marie Daulne]] (born 1964), singer
* [[ Jean Bakomito Gambu]] (politician) Governor of Haut-Uele 2024-
==See also==
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