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Tshuapa District
Tshuapa District (french: District de la Tshuapa, nl, District Tshuapa), was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in 1933 in the Coquilhatville Province. At its greatest extent it roughly corresponded to the present provinces of Équateur and Tshuapa. Location The original four provinces of the Belgian Congo had considerable autonomy, but in 1933 they were reorganized into six provinces, named after their capitals, and the central government assumed more control. The former Équateur Province was renamed Coquilhatville Province after the capital city of Coquilhatville. A map of the 1933 administrative divisions shows Bangala District and Ubangi District had been merged to form Congo-Ubangi District in the north. In the south, the districts of Lulonga and Équateur had been combined to form Tshuapa District. Tshuapa District bordered the French possessions across the Congo River to the west, Congo-Ubangi District to the north, Stanle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It also gives the capital the status of a province. Therefore, in many contexts Kinshasa is regarded as the 26th province. List History When Belgium annexed the Belgian Congo as a colony in November 1908, it was initially organised into 22 districts. Ten western districts were administered directly by the main colonial government, while the eastern part of the colony was administered under two vice-governments: eight northeastern districts formed Orientale Province, and four southeastern districts formed Katanga. In 1919, the colony was organised into four provinces: * Congo-Kasaï (five southwestern districts), * Équateur (five northwestern districts), * Orientale Province and Katanga (previous vice-governments). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanleyville District
Stanleyville District (french: District de Stanleyville, nl, District Stanleystad) was a district of the Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It went through various changes in extent. Between 1933 and 1963 it had roughly the same extent as the current Tshopo province. Congo Free State An 1897 map of the Congo Free State showed the huge Stanley Falls District where the later Stanleyville and Katanga districts would be created. A 1910 map of the Belgian Congo shows the Stanleyville District along the northeastern border of the colony, with Uele District to the north, Aruwimi District and Kasai District to the west and Katanga District to the south. It covers the region of the Congo River basin upstream from Stanleyville, Belgian Congo, Stanleyville down to the northern border of Katanga, as well as most of the course of the Aruwimi River. Belgian Congo A 1914 map shows the district had been broken into a much smaller Stanleyville District and new Lowa District, Low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boende
Boende is a town and capital of Tshuapa Province, lying on the Tshuapa River, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a river port with riverboats sailing to Kinshasa via Mbandaka and is also home to an airport. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 36,158. The national language used locally is Lingala. Climate Boende has an equatorial tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ... ''Af'') and is hot, humid and wet all year round without pronounced variations in temperature or rainfall. References Populated places in Tshuapa {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sud-Ubangi
Sud-Ubangi (French for "South Ubangi") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It lies in the northwest of the country on the Ubangi River. Sud-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. Sud-Ubangi was formed from the Sud-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of Zongo. The town of Gemena was elevated to capital city of the new province. Administration The capital of Sud-Ubangi is the town of Gemena. The separately administered city of Zongo was to be capital of the new province. The territories of the province are: * Budjala * Gemena * Kungu * Libenge Libenge is a town in Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Congolese politician Léon Kengo Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of Le .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nord-Ubangi
Nord-Ubangi (French for "North Ubangi") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Nord-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. The province is located in the northwestern part of the country on the Ubangi River and was formed from the Nord-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of Gbadolite which became the capital of the new province. Administration The capital is the city of Gbadolite Gbadolite or Gbado-Lite (pronounced ) is the capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is located south of the Ubangi River at the border to the Central African Republic and northeast of the national capi .... It is divided into four territories: * Bosobolo * Businga * Mobayi-Mbongo * Yakoma References Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongala
Mongala is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Mongala, Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. Mongala was formed from the Mongala District whose town of Lisala was elevated to capital city of the new province. Location Mongala is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo River, and borders the provinces of Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Équateur and Tshuapa. It is divided into three territories: * Bongandanga * Bumba, major town and site of a former secessionist state (1963) in the province. * Lisala The province includes the village of Yambuku. History From 1963–1966, Mongala Province was known as Moyen-Congo. However, under Mobutu, the province was reintegrated into the former Équateur province where it was administered as Mongala District, until 2015. Presidents (later governors) of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyen-Congo Province
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Moyen-Congo may refer to: * A former French colony in Africa, known as : ** French Congo (''Congo français'', 1882-1903) ** ''Moyen-Congo'' or ''Middle Congo'' (1903-1960), as part of French Equatorial Africa between 1910 and 1958 ** The independent Republic of the Congo since 1960 * Moyen-Congo Province (1962-1966), a former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, part of the larger Équateur province Équateur, French for equator, may refer to: Places * Province of Équateur, a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2015 * Équateur (former province), a former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1966–2015 * Équ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ubangi Province
Ubangi Province (1962−1966) was a former province in the north of Zaire, formed from a division of the first Équateur Province. It was then reincorporated into Équateur Province in 1966. After the 2015 reorganisation of its provinces, what used to Ubangi province, now lies within Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... See also * References Province of Équateur Former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (pre-1966) 1962 establishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) 1966 disestablishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuvette Centrale Province
Cuvette Centrale Province was a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that existed between 1963 and 1966 during the Congo Crisis. Location Cuvette Centrale Province covered the area of the present provinces of Équateur and Tshuapa in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is named after the Cuvette Centrale (Central Basin), a geological basin covering an area of around to the north of Kinshasa. This is a region of swamps and dense tropical forest, with few roads and no railways. Under the law of 14 August 1962 Cuvette Centrale Province comprised the territories of Basankusu, Bolomba, Coq-Kalamba, Ingende and Bikoro in Équateur District; Boende, Befale, Bokungo, Djolu, Ikela and Monkoto in Tshuapa District, and the Bongandanga sector in Bongandanga Territory. History Cuvette Centrale Province was established on 14 August 1962, when the country was divided into 21 provinces. Équateur Province was divided into the Cuvette-Centrale and Ubangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mongala District
Mongala District (french: District du Mongala, nl, District Mongala) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It went through various changes in extent. It covered roughly the same area as the present Mongala province and most of Nord-Ubangi province. Location In 1933 the original four provinces of the Belgian Congo were reorganized into six provinces, named after their capitals, and the central government assumed more control. Équateur Province became Coquilhatville. The number of districts was reduced to 15. Ubangi District and Bangala District were combined to form Congo-Ubangi District, the northern part of Coquilhatville Province. Coquilhatville Province was renamed Équateur Province in 1947. By 1954 Congo-Ubangi District had been divided into Ubangi District to the west and Mongala District to the east. A 1955-1957 map shows Mongala District bordered by French territories to the north, Bas-Uele District to the east, Stanleyville Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tshuapa River
The Tshuapa River or Rivière Tshwapa is a river in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the main tributary of the Busira River. Course The river rises in the south of the Sankuru Nature Reserve and meanders north-northwest to Elinga-Mpango and on to Bondo, from where flows in a west-northwest direction to Boende, above its confluence with the Lomela River to form the Busira River. It is from this point to the Congo River. The town of Boende is from the confluence and from Mbandaka. on the Congo River. Environment The confluence of the Tshuapa and Lomela rivers is in the heart of the central depression of the Congo Basin. Annual rainfall averages , with no dry season. Throughout parts of the Tshuapa catchment 20–25% of the land is subject to flooding. Permanent swamp forest stretches for along the Tshuapa, with an area of between 20°33'E and 22°00'E. Navigation The Tshuapa has a navigable length of from its confluence with the Lomela up to the terminus at Elinga-Mp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lac Léopold II District
Lac Léopold II District (french: District du Lac Léopold II, nl, District Leopold II Meer) was a district of the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It went through various changes in extent, but roughly corresponded to the modern Mai-Ndombe Province. Location The district takes its name from Lac Léopold II, today called Lake Mai-Ndombe, which drains to the west along the Fimi River to the Kasai River, a major left tributary of the Congo River. The district seat was the town of Inongo, on the northeast shore of the lake. At its greatest extent between 1914 and 1933 the district extended west from the lake to the Congo River. To the east it extended along the whole length of the Lokoro River in the north, and along most of the Lukenie River in the south up to the border of the present Sankuru province. History In 1895 the number of the districts in the Congo Free State was increased to fifteen, including Lac Léopold II District. The distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
