Aruwimi
Aruwimi is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 1.53°, 25.29°
About Aruwimi
The Aruwimi River (Swahili: Mto Aruwimi, French: Rivière Aruwimi) is a tributary of the Congo River, located to the north and east of the Congo.
The Aruwimi begins as the Ituri River, which rises near Lake Albert, in the savannas north of the Kibale River watershed. It then runs generally south southwest until it is joined by the Shari River which flows by Bunia. The Ituri then turns west, through the Ituri Forest, becoming the Aruwimi where the Nepoko (or Nepoki) River joins it, at the town of Bomili. The river continues westward, joining the Congo at Basoko. The length of the Aruwimi is 1,245.0 km (773.6 mi), with the Upper Ituri (above the confluence with the Shari) being 249.1 kilometres (154.8 mi), the Lower Ituri being 505.2 kilometres (313.9 mi) and the main trunk of the Aruwimi being 490.7 kilometres (304.9 mi). The Aruwimi is about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) wide where it joins the Congo.
The watershed of the Ituri/Aruwimi is almost entirely dense forest, with just a handful of villages along its course, and crossed by roads in about four places.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Aruwimi River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Aruwimi: Key Facts
| Length | 1,300 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 116,100 km² |
| Mouth | River Congo |
| Drainage system | Congo Basin |
| Tributaries | Epulu, Shari, Nepoko |
Facts from Wikidata Q540956 (CC0).
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Aruwimi: Quick Answers
- Where is Aruwimi?
- Aruwimi is located in DR Congo, at 1.5347° N, 25.2861° E.
- Are there dams on the Aruwimi?
- No dam on the Aruwimi is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.