Plateaux District
Plateaux District | |
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  Plateaux District | |
| Coordinates: 2°09′32″S 16°13′58″E / 2.158989°S 16.232643°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Bandundu |
| National language | Lingala |
Plateaux District is a former district located in the current Mai-Ndombe Province, effective no later than February 2009. However, the change was not implemented until 2015, and up until then it was part of the Bandundu Province.
Location
The district lies on the east bank of the Congo River, opposite the Republic of the Congo to the west. The Kwah River forms its southern boundary.[1] The district is within the Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe area, the largest Wetland of International Importance recognized by the Ramsar Convention in the world.[2]
Administrative divisions
Plateaux District included the following territory-level division units:
Territories
Towns
References
- ^ X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ "Logging concession different periods" (PDF). Institute for Environmental Security. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
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