Équateur (former province)
Équateur Province
Province de l'Équateur | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Mbandaka |
| Largest city | Mbandaka |
| Government | |
| • Governor | José Makila Sumanda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 403,292 km2 (155,712 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 7,501,902 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Equatorian |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Lingala |
| Website | equateur.cd |
Équateur (French for "Equator") was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the new, smaller Équateur province, as well as the Tshuapa, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces.
Located in the north of the country, the province bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and Bandundu provinces.[1] The word "Équateur" is French for the Equator, which lies less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the provincial capital of Mbandaka, a city on the Congo River.
History
1962 Équateur Province was split into Cuvette-Centrale Province, Moyen-Congo Province and Ubangi Province.
In 2015 when it was split under the terms of the 2006 Constitution, it formed five new provinces:[2]
- Nord-Ubangi, consisting of 56.644 km², with its capital at the city of Gbadolite
- Mongala, consisting of 58.141 km², with its capital at the city of Lisala
- Sud-Ubangi, consisting of 51.648 km², with its capital at the city of Gemena
- Équateur, consisting of 103.902 km², with its capital at the city of Mbandaka
- Tshuapa, consisting of 132.957 km², with its capital at the city of Boende
Divisions
The province is divided into the cities of Mbandaka, Gbadolite and Zongo and the districts of Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Mongala and Tshuapa.
Education
References
- ^ Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ^ a b "Équateur: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
Bibliography
- Konda ku Mbuta, A. et al. (2012); Plantes medicinales de traditions - Province de l'Equateur, R.D. Congo; I.R.S.S. Kinshasa; ISBN 978-0-9554208-5-6; 419 pp.
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