It roughly corresponded in area to the present Ituri Province.

[2] Ituri District became part of the Orientale Province created in 1913.

[4] By 1954 it consisted of the districts of Stanleyville, Ituri, Bas-Uele and Haut-Uele.

[7] On 27 July 1962 the administration of Orientale Province was taken over by the central government.

On 11 July 2015 it was split into provinces of Bas-Uélé, Haut-Uélé, Ituri, and Tshopo.