Lulonga District (french: District de la Lulonga, nl, District Lulonga) was a district of the
Belgian Congo created in 1912 and dissolved in 1933. Today part of Lulonga is in the current
province of Équateur, and part in the province of
Tshuapa.
Location
Lulonga District was created on 28 March 1912 when an ''arrêté royal'' divided the Congo into 22 districts.
On this date the
Équateur District was divided, with the south becoming a smaller Équateur District and the north becoming Lulonga District.
The district is named after the
Lulonga River, a left tributary of the
Congo River.
A map of the colony in 1912 shows Lulonga bordering the smaller Équateur District to the south,
Bangala District to the west and north, and
Aruwimi District to the east.
A map of 1926 shows somewhat different boundaries.
Équateur Province was created in 1917.
As of 1926 the province included the districts of
Ubangi, Bangala, Lulonga, Équateur and
Lac Léopold II
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With the reorganization of 1933, Lulonga District was merged into Équateur District to form
Tshuapa District in the new
Coquilhatville Province.
Coquilhatville Province was renamed Équateur Province in 1947.
On 11 July 2015 Équateur Province was divided into the current much smaller
Province of Équateur, and the provinces of
Mongala,
Nord-Ubangi,
Sud-Ubangi, and
Tshuapa.
Maps
File:1910 provinces Belgian Congo cropped from 1950 administration map Atlas General du Congo 611.jpg, 1910 districts
File:1926 provinces Belgian Congo cropped from 1950 administration map Atlas General du Congo 611.jpg, 1926 provinces and districts
File:1933 provinces Belgian Congo cropped from 1950 administration map Atlas General du Congo 611.jpg, 1933 provinces and districts
File:Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Équateur.svg, The current Équateur province
File:Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Tshuapa.svg, The current Tshuapa province
See also
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Districts of the Belgian Congo
References
Sources
* / http://www.kaowarsom.be/en/online_maps
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Districts of the Belgian Congo
Districts of Équateur (former province)