Orientale (formerly Haute-Zaire) is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It lies in the north-east of the country, and its provincial capital is Kisangani. It borders Equateur province to the west, Kasai-Oriental to the south-west, Maniema to the south, and Nord-Kivu to the south-east. It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan to the north, and Uganda to the east.