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Province of Équateur

Province of Équateur

Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This article is about the present-day province of the DRC. For the former province, see Équateur (former province).

Équateur is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province.[2] The new province was formed from the Équateur district and the independently administered city of Mbandaka which retained its status as a provincial capital.

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The 2020 population was estimated to be 1,856,000.[3]

History

Main article: Équateur (former province) § History

The province of Équateur created in 1917 was much larger than today. Over time it went through a number of border and name changes. Under Article 2 of the 2006 Constitution it was to assume its current boundaries,[4] but administratively they were not finalized until 2015.

Administrative divisions

The province consists of eight administrative subdivisions, one of which is the provincial capital, Mbandaka; and seven of which are territories:[5][6]

  1. Bikoro Territory (Bukoro Territory) with the town of Bikoro
  2. Lukolela Territory with the town of Lukolela
  3. Basankusu Territory with the town of Basankusu
  4. Makanza Territory with the town of Makanza
  5. Bolomba Territory with the town of Bolomba
  6. Bomongo Territory with the town of Bomongo
  7. Ingende Territory with the town of Ingende

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  4. [4]
    "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 2". Wikisource.
  5. [5]
    Kyalangilwa, Joseph M. (22 January 2007). "Nouvelles entités provinciales" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Administrative Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids.

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