Haut-Uélé

{{short description|Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

{{About|the present-day province of the DRC|the former district|Haut-Uele District}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Haut-Uélé

| native_name = Province du Haut-Uélé (French)
{{native phrase|sw|Mkoa wa Wele Juu}}
Wɛlɛ ya Likólo (Lingala)

| official_name =

| type = Province

| image_skyline = Sunrise over the castle 3 - Dungu.jpg

| image_caption =

| image_flag =

| image_seal = Emblem of Haut Uele Province.png

| image_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Haut-Uele.svg

| mapsize =

| coordinates = {{coord|2|46|35.02|N|27|37|4.48|E|type:adm1st_region:CG|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|DR Congo}}

| established_title = Established

| established_date = 2015

| named_for = Uele River

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Isiro

| seat1_type =

| seat1 =

| blank_name_sec1 = Official language

| blank_info_sec1 = French

| blank1_name_sec1 = National language

| blank1_info_sec1 = Lingala

| area_total_km2 = 89683

| area_rank = 14th

| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = Jean Bakomito{{cite news |title=Haut Uele : Le Gouverneur Jean Bakomito appelle à l'unité et à l'harmonie entre les institutions provinciales, socle de la stabilité de l'entité |url=https://pressecongo.org/2024/07/haut-uele-le-gouverneur-jean-bakomito-appelle-a-lunite-et-a-lharmonie-entre-les-institutions-provinciales-socle-de-la-stabilite-de-lentite/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Pressecongo |date=3 July 2024 |language=fr}}

| population_total = 2,242,500

| population_as_of = 2020 est.

| population_rank = 17th

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| demographics_type1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_title1 = Native

| timezone1 = Central Africa Time

| utc_offset1 = +2

| website = https://twitter.com/DuUele

| demographics1_info1 = Logo, Mamvu, Mangbetu, Azande, Mayogo, Baka

| registration_plate_type = License Plate Code

| registration_plate = {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} CGO / 06

| demographics1_title2 = Settler

| demographics1_info2 = BaHema, Banyarwanda

}}

Haut-Uélé (French for "Upper Uélé") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Uélé, Bas-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province.{{cite news |title=Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/13/decoupage-territorial-procedures-dinstallation-de-nouvelles-provinces |access-date=5 June 2020 |work=Radio Okapi |date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719082607/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/13/decoupage-territorial-procedures-dinstallation-de-nouvelles-provinces/ |archive-date=19 July 2015 |url-status=live |language=fr}} Haut-Uélé was formed from the Haut-Uélé district whose town of Isiro was elevated to capital city of the new province.