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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. Isiro's population is estimated at approximately 182,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Updates (Maps / Infographics) {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/updates?list=Updates%20%28Maps%20/%20Infographics%29&view=maps |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124173040/https://reliefweb.int/updates?list=Updates%20%28Maps%20/%20Infographics%29&view=maps |url-status=live }}</ref> Most people speak, Pa-Zande ([[Zande language]]), [[Lingala]], [[Swahili language|Swahili]] and which is somehow uncommon.
==History==
Isiro was named ''Paulis'' after colonel, later diplomat, [[Albert Paulis]] when it was part of the [[Belgian Congo]]. The city was developed in 1934 and reached its peak in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-09-28 |title=Informations générales |url=
In 1998, Isiro became the home of a newly created [[Dominican Order|Dominican]]-operated university called ''[[Université d'Uélé]]''. It is the third city in Orientale province (after Kisangani and Bunia) to welcome a university.
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