Makanza or Mankanza Territory is an administrative area in
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
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in 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 ...
. It lies along the main channel of the
Congo River
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.
Headquarters for the territory is the town of
Makanza.
the territory was created by presidential order on 6 October 1976.
In the early 21st century bandits operated in the area.
Climate
The average temperature is between 23° and 25° Celsus. The average annual rainfall is between 1700 mm and 1900 mm.
Administrative divisions
In addition to the town of Makanza, officially a commune, the territory is divided into three sectors:
:Bangala, with four groupings (''groupements'') of 34 villages;
:Mweko, with two groupings (''groupements'') of 21 villages;
:Ndobo, with four groupings (''groupements'') of 17 villages.
Towns
The main towns are:
*Bolombo
*Mabanga
*Makanza, HQ
*Malele
*Malundja
*Mobeka
*Lusenge
Notes and references
{{coord missing, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Populated places in the province of Équateur
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo