ARU

Ituri · DR CONGO (CD) · 2.86°N / 30.84°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 220,223

Aru is a city in DR Congo with a population of 45,516. It sits at 2.86/30.84, runs on Africa/Lubumbashi, is 19 km from Arua.

Population 45,516

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lubumbashi

All facts

fields

Country: DR Congo
Subdivision: Ituri
Coords: 2.86°N / 30.84°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 3 · within 50 km

NE Arua Northern Region 72,400 19.1 km

S Zombo Northern Region 0 39.3 km

N Maracha Northern Region 0 46.9 km

Air access

nearby

RUA

Arua Airport

Medium airport

22.1 km

FZJR

Kere Kere Airport

Small airport

37.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Aru?: 45,516 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Aru in?: Africa/Lubumbashi.
Which country is Aru in?: DR Congo (CD).
Which airport serves Aru?: Arua Airport (RUA).
How far is Aru from Kinshasa?: About 1,902 km.
Does Aru have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in DR Congo?: French.
What currency is used in DR Congo?: Congolese Franc.
How many cities are in DR Congo?: 118 on record.
Which admin region is Aru in?: Ituri.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/220223

{
  "data": {
    "id": 220223,
    "name": "Aru",
    "ascii_name": "Aru",
    "country_code": "CD",
    "population": 45516,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lubumbashi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 2.86218,
    "longitude": 30.84138
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x smaller than Arua.
19 km from Arua.
Same timezone (Africa/Lubumbashi) as 77 other cities in DR Congo.