Mongala District (french: District du Mongala, nl, District Mongala) was a district of the

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colo ...

and 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 went through various changes in extent. It covered roughly the same area as the present Mongala province and most of

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 dismemb ...

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 Mbandaka (, formerly known as Coquilhatville in French, or Coquilhatstad in Dutch) is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo located near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers. It is the capital of Équateur Province ...

. The number of districts was reduced to 15.

Ubangi District Ubangi District (french: District de l'Ubangi, nl, District Ubangi) was a district of the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It went through various significant changes in extent. Congo Free State A decree o ...

and

Bangala District Bangala District (french: District des Bangala, nl, Bangala-district) was a district of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo. It went through various significant changes in extent. The eastern part very roughly corresponded to the present ...

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

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 Bas-Uele District (french: District du Bas-Uele, nl, District Beneden-Uele) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formed from part of Uele District in 1912. Later it was merged back into Uele Distr ...

to the east, Stanleyville District to the southeast,

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 south,

Équateur District Équateur District was a former district of the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1914 it became part of former Équateur Province. The district went through various changes of extent and name over the yea ...

to the southwest and

to the west. The area was out of a total of for Equateur province as a whole. It roughly corresponded to the present Mongala Province and the east and central parts of the present Nord-Ubangi Province.

Post-independence

On 14 August 1962

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 i ...

and

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 us ...

were separated from Équateur Province, and on 5 February 1963 the remainder became

Moyen-Congo Province 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 independen ...

. These three provinces were combined into a new Équateur Province on 25 April 1966. On 11 July 2015 Équateur was split into the present provinces of Équateur, Mongala,

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, No ...

and

Tshuapa Tshuapa is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tshuapa, Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, and Sud-Ubangi provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équate ...

Maps

File:1926 provinces Belgian Congo cropped from 1950 administration map Atlas General du Congo 611.jpg, 1926 provinces and districts. Ubangi above Bangala in the northwest. File:1933 provinces Belgian Congo cropped from 1950 administration map Atlas General du Congo 611.jpg, 1933 provinces and districts. Congo-Ubangi in the northwest. File:Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Mongala.svg, The current Mongala province File:Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Nord-Ubangi.svg, The current Nord-Ubangi province

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* / http://www.kaowarsom.be/en/online_maps * * * * {{Authority control Districts of the Belgian Congo Districts of Équateur (former province)

Location

Post-independence

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