Businesses in Aru Territory

Categories in Aru Territory

Gas Station Churches Government Office Post Office Education Elementary School Bars, pubs and taverns Apartment Complex Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Aru Territory

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	15
Hotels and motels	10
Apartments	9
Public administration	6
Gas station	6
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Churches	5
Higher education (colleges and universities)	5

Aru Territory Facts

Area	5863.8 km²
Population	894,858
Male Population	444,534 (49.7%)
Female Population	450,324 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+303.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+72.8%
Median Age	17 years (Male: 16.8, Female: 17.2)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	2.86218, 30.84138

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Aru Territory Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	221,705	373,288	517,837	783,479	894,858
Population Density	37.8 / km²	63.7 / km²	88.3 / km²	133.6 / km²	152.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Aru Territory Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 51.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Aru Territory	+253.4%	+109.9%	+51.3%
Orientale Province	+246.9%	+108.5%	+50.1%
Democratic Republic of the Congo	+237%	+120.6%	+60.7%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Aru Territory Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Aru Territory	17 yrs	17.2 yrs	16.8 yrs
Orientale Province	17 yrs	17.2 yrs	16.8 yrs
Democratic Republic of the Congo	17 yrs	17.2 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Aru Territory Population Density

Population Density: 153 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Aru Territory	894,858	5,863.8 km²	153 / km²
Orientale Province	9.5 million	500,467.4 km²	18.9 / km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo	77.3 million	2,329,724.8 km²	33.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Aru Territory Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Aru Territory CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Aru Territory	102,541 tn	0.11 tn	17.5 tons/km²
Orientale Province	1,067,235 tn	0.11 tn	2.1 tons/km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo	8,769,681 tn	0.11 tn	3.8 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Aru Territory CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	102,541 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	17.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (3.9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/5/19	6:13 PM	4.8	67.3 km	10,000 m	44km SSE of Yumbe, Uganda	usgs.gov
6/29/15	2:11 PM	4.5	44.7 km	10,000 m	34km NNE of Nebbi, Uganda	usgs.gov
8/26/08	2:56 PM	4.4	65.6 km	10,000 m	Lake Albert region, Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
6/7/04	7:47 AM	3.7	97 km	4,200 m	Uganda	usgs.gov
7/19/97	2:21 PM	4.6	98.8 km	33,000 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/18/97	3:17 AM	4.8	98.9 km	10,000 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/18/97	2:50 AM	4.7	83.5 km	10,000 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/18/97	2:44 AM	4.6	99.5 km	10,000 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov
7/18/97	1:45 AM	4.7	96.9 km	10,000 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov
6/16/97	11:16 PM	4.5	84.1 km	10,000 m	Lake Albert region, Uganda	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Aru Territory

Aru is a territory in Ituri District, Orientale 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 ..

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