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Oicha

Middle Africa

Oicha is a city in North Kivu Province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, built around a mission hospital that opened in 1935. It was a commune of Beni Territory until it was elevated from a border town to a city by decree in 2026, becoming the fourth recognized city of North Kivu after Goma, Beni and Butembo. In August 2018 the Ebola outbreak in the Kivu region reached Oicha, and vaccination was begun by health organizations led by the World Health Organization with support from the United Nations mission MONUSCO. On 30 September 2024 Eugenie Mwenge Kavira took office as burgomaster, the first woman to lead the administration of Oicha. After the upgrade to city status a mayor and a deputy mayor were appointed.

Facts
Population
43,065 1
Founding Year
1935 2
Population Estimate Year
2004 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 6
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.de
  • Cities & Towns table, 2004-07-01 estimate column
    Oicha NKV 23,386 43,065 2200
  • Cities & Towns table, estimate dated 2004-07-01
    Oicha NKV 23,386 43,065 2200
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2. Oicha (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, founding
    built around a mission hospital that opened in 1935
  • Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead
    Oicha is a city in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, continent
    Oicha is a city in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Lead, subregion group
    Oicha is a city in North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at 0.6978,29.5186 (Oicha)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Oicha, 1056 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Oicha, 1056 m
"elevation": 1056.0
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4. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and Coastline
Quote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
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5. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 0.75 29.75 containing Oicha, class Af
Quote, Grid cell 0.75 29.75 containing Oicha, class Af
0.75 29.75 Af
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6. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Quote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Dem. Rep. of Congo (east)
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