The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the
Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers:
*The Senate (Upper Chamber)
*The National Assembly ( Lower Chamber)
The most recent Parliament was inaugurated on January 28, 2019.
History
By 28 May 2021, 32 ...
. It was established by the
2006 constitution.
It is located at the
People's Palace (french: link=no, Palais du Peuple) in
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
.
The most recent National Assembly was sworn in on January 28, 2019.
Electoral system
The National Assembly is elected every five years by
universal suffrage
Universal suffrage (also called universal franchise, general suffrage, and common suffrage of the common man) gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, or political stanc ...
. For the
2018 elections the 500 seats of the assembly were apportioned among 181 electoral districts based on voter registration numbers. This resulted in 62 members elected in single member constituencies by
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
and the remaining 438 members elected in multi-member constituencies by
open list
Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This is as opposed to closed list, which allows only active members, par ...
.
Presidents of the National Assembly
Number of deputies for each constituency by province
''The number of deputies elected from each subdivision in parenthesis.''
Bas-Uele (7)
* City of
Buta (1)
* Territories of
Aketi (1),
Ango (1),
Bambesa (1),
Bondo (1),
Buta (1),
Poko (1)
Équateur (12)
* City of
Mbandaka
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 Provin ...
(2)
* Territories of
Basankusu
Basankusu is a town in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the main town and administrative centre of the Basankusu Territory. In 2004, it had an estimated population of 23,764. It has a gravel airstrip, covered and open ma ...
(2),
Bikoro
Bikoro is a market town in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying on Lake Tumba, south of Mbandaka.
It is the administrative center of Bikoro Territory.
In 2012, the estimated population was 7,426.
Bikoro was the ...
(2),
Bolomba (2),
Bomongo (1),
Ingende
Ingende is a town in the Province of Équateur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Ingende Territory.
Location
Ingende is on the south shore of the Ruki River just downstream of the confluence of the Momboyo River and the ...
(1),
Lukolela
Lukolela is a town in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo River
The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river ...
(1),
Makanza (1)
Haut-Katanga
Haut-Katanga (French for "Upper Katanga") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismember ...
(30)
* Cities of
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi (former names: ( French), (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga ...
(15),
Likasi
Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville ( French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Demographics
Likasi has a population of around 635,000 (2015). During the 1990 ...
(3)
* Territories of
Kambove
Kambove is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kambove lies at an altitude of 4783 ft (1457 m). Economic activity in the area includes cobalt processing.
Kambove is the center of the Kambove mines region ...
(2),
Kasenga Kasenga is a town in Kasenga territory of Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in south of Lake Mweru, approximately north-east of Lubumbashi., near the border with Zambia
Zambia (), officially t ...
(2),
Kipushi (2),
Mitwaba
Mitwaba is a city in the Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 4,332.
On December 24, 1947, the first fatal airliner crash in present-day Congo occurred near Mitwaba. A Lock ...
(1),
Pweto
Pweto is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of Pweto Territory. The town was the scene of a decisive battle in December 2000 during the Second Congo War which resulted ...
(3),
Sakania Sakania is a town in Haut-Katanga Province, in the Congo Pedicle, in the far south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Zambia. It is located at an elevation of 1278m asl, therefore it has a cool climate.
Between 1935 and 1939 i ...
(2)
Haut-Lomami (16)
* City of
Kamina
Kamina is the capital city of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Transport
Kamina is known as an important railway node; three lines of the DRC railways run from Kamina toward the north, west, and south-east. The m ...
(1)
* Territories of
Bukama
Bukama is a town in Haut-Lomami Province of south-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 42,718.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as a tropical savanna cli ...
(4),
Kabongo (3),
Kamina
Kamina is the capital city of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Transport
Kamina is known as an important railway node; three lines of the DRC railways run from Kamina toward the north, west, and south-east. The m ...
(2),
Kaniama
Kaniama is a city 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 Cong ...
(2),
Malemba-Nkulu (4)
Haut-Uele (11)
* City of
Isiro (1)
* Territories of
Dungu (1),
Faradje (2),
Niangara (1),
Rungu (1),
Wamba (3),
Watsa
Watsa is a community in the Haut-Uele Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, administrative center of the Watsa Territory. It is served by Watsa Airport, a grass airstrip south of the town.
Watsa was the location of the VI battalion o ...
(2)
Ituri
Ituri is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Ituri, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, and Tshopo provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. Ituri wa ...
(28)
* City of
Bunia
Bunia is the capital city of Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It was part of the Orientale Province until that province's dissolution.
It lies at an elevation of on a plateau about west of Lake Albert in the Alb ...
(2)
* Territories of
Aru (6),
Djugu (7),
Irumu (3),
Mahagi
Mahagi is a city of Ituri province 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 ...
(7),
Mambasa
Mambasa is a town in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Mambasa Territory
Mambasa Territory is an administrative area in the Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The headquarters is ...
(3)
Kasaï (19)
* City of
Tshikapa
Tshikapa is the capital city of Kasai Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located north of the Angolan border and west of Kananga at the confluence of the Tshikapa and Kasai rivers. According to records published by the ...
(3)
* Territories of
Dekese
Dekese is a community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the right bank of the Lukenie River. It is the administrative center of the Dekese territory of Kasai province.
History
Dekese was founded as a colonial post by Alexandre Delcomm ...
(1),
Ilebo
Ilebo, formerly known as Port-Francqui, is a town in Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying at the highest navigable point of the Kasaï River. It is an important transport hub for ferries to Kinshasa and trains to Lubumbashi.
...
(3),
Luebo
Luebo or Lwebo is a town (officially a commune) of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the seat of the territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to ...
(2),
Mweka (3),
Tshikapa
Tshikapa is the capital city of Kasai Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located north of the Angolan border and west of Kananga at the confluence of the Tshikapa and Kasai rivers. According to records published by the ...
(7)
Kasaï Central (19)
* City of
Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central, Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental , Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is ...
(4)
* Territories of
Demba (3),
Dibaya
Dibaya is a small town in Kasai-Central province of southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 5,213. Dibaya has an airport with regular flights to Kinshasa, Kikwit and Angola.
As a result of the ...
(2),
Dimbelenge
Dimbelenge is a city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Kasaï-Central
Kasaï-Central is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Central and Kasaà ...
(2),
Kazumba (4),
Luiza (4)
Kasaï-Oriental
Kasaï-Oriental (French for "East Kasai") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the form ...
(14)
* City of
Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi or Mbujimayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the second largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa but ahead of Lubumba ...
(6)
* Territories of
Kabeya-Kamwanga
Kabeya-Kamwanga is a town of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of Kabeya-Kamwanga territory of Kasaï-Oriental
Kasaï-Oriental (French for "East Kasai") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Rep ...
(1),
Katanda Katanda may refer to:
* Katanda, Russia, a locality in the Altai Republic
*In the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
** Katanda Territory, an administrative division of Kasaï-Oriental province
*** Katanda, the town that is its administrative cente ...
(2),
Lupatapata
Lupatapata is a city in Kasaï-Oriental province 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, ...
(1),
Miabi Miabi is a territory of the Kasai-Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is inhabited by the Bakwa Dishi and the land which is approximately is owned by its royal family.
Miabi is also a town within the territory; it was fo ...
(2),
Tshilenge (2)
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one o ...
(55)
* Kinshasa I (
Lukunga
Lukunga is an area of the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, comprising seven of the city-province's twenty-four administrative divisions—the communes of Barumbu, Gombe, Kinshasa, Kintambo, Lingwala, Mont Ngafula and N ...
) (14), Kinshasa II (
Funa) (12), Kinshasa III (
Mont-Amba) (11), Kinshasa IV (
Tshangu
Tshangu is an area of the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, comprising five of the city-province's twenty-four administrative divisions—the communes of Kimbanseke, Maluku, Masina, Ndjili and Nsele. It is one of the ...
) (18)
Kongo Central
Kongo Central ( kg, Kongo dia Kati ), formerly Bas-Congo is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Matadi.
History
At the time of independence, the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the ...
(24)
* Cities of
Boma (2),
Matadi
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, ...
(3)
* Territories of
Kasangulu
Kasangulu is a town in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 27,960.
Transport
It is served by a station on the Matadi–Kinshasa Railway
The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway is a railway line in Ko ...
(2),
Kimvula (1),
Lukula
Lukula is a town in, and a territory of Kongo Central province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the road and disused Mayumbe railway line between Boma, to the south, and Tshela, to the north, on the southern bank of the Lakula rive ...
(2),
Luozi
Luozi is a community in Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the seat of the Luozi Territory within Cataractes District
Cataractes District was a district located in the Kongo Central province, in the Democratic ...
(1),
Madimba (2),
Mbanza-Ngungu
Mbanza-Ngungu, formerly known as Thysville or Thysstad, named after Albert Thys, is a city and territory in Kongo Central Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on a short branch off the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. I ...
(4),
Moanda
Moanda is one of the largest towns in Gabon, lying on the N3 road in Haut Ogooué. It is also one of the most important manganese mining towns in the world, under the auspices of the ''Compagnie Minière de l'Ogooué'' (COMILOG), which began ...
(2),
Seke-Banza
Seke-Banza is a community in Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the seat of the Seke-Banza territory
A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person ...
(1),
Songololo
Songololo is a town in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Transport
It is served by a station of the national railway system on the line between the ocean port and the capital of Kinshasa.
See also
* Railway statio ...
(2),
Tshela
Tshela (or Tsela) is the main town of Bas-fleuve district in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The town was linked to the port of Boma by an isolated narrow gauge railway, the Mayumbe Line
The Mayumbe line was a long ...
(2)
Kwango
Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Kwa ...
(12)
* City of
Kenge (1)
* Territories of
Feshi Feshi is a territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Kwango.
Subdivisions
The territory contains the following sectors
Sector may refer to:
Places
* Sector, West Virginia, U.S.
Geometry
* Circular sector, the portion ...
(2),
Kahemba
Kahemba is a territory 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 ...
(1),
Kasongo-Lunda (4),
Kenge (3),
Popokabaka
Popokabaka is a city in the Kwango Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of Popokabaka Territory.
Popokabaka lies on the right bank of the river Kwango River. Francis Dhanis, an agent of the Congo Free State, ...
(1)
Kwilu (29)
* Cities of
Bandundu (1),
Kikwit
Kikwit is the largest city of Kwilu Province, lying on the Kwilu River in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikwit is also known in the region under the nickname "The Mother". The population is approximately 458,000 ( ...
(3)
* Territories of
Bagata (3),
Bulungu (6),
Gungu
Gungu is a town in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the capital of Gungu Territory as well as Gungu Sector. The town lies west of the Kwilu River and is situated between the streams Lukunia in the south-east and Kite ...
(4),
Idiofa
Idiofa is a town in Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Location
Idiofa is the administrative center for Idiofa Territory.
Idiofa lies at an altitude of 1820 ft (554 m), east of the larger city of Kikwit, and west of the ...
(7),
Masi-Manimba
Masi-Manimba is a town in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of the Masi-Manimba Territory.
As of 2012 the population was estimated to be 31,802.
The town lies on the Lukula River, a tributary of the Kwilu River. ...
(5)
Lomami Lomami may refer to:
* Lomami River, a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Lomami Province
Lomami is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Lomami, Kasaï-Oriental, ...
(15)
* Cities of
Kabinda
Kabinda is the capital city of Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Projected to be the second fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 6.37% growth.
Geography
Kabinda is served by Tunta Airpor ...
(1),
Mwene-Ditu
Mwene-Ditu is a town in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lomami Province.
History
The town of Mwene Ditu is born of the Presidential Order Act No. 43/2003 of 28 March 2003 on a proposal and request of a national adviser on defense and ...
(2)
* Territories of
Kabinda
Kabinda is the capital city of Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Projected to be the second fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 6.37% growth.
Geography
Kabinda is served by Tunta Airpor ...
(2),
Kamiji (1),
Lubao
Lubao, officially the Municipality of Lubao ( pam, Balen ning Lubao; fil, Bayan ng Lubao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Pampanga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 173,502 people.
It is noted f ...
(2),
Luilu (4),
Ngandajika (3)
Lualaba (13)
* City of
Kolwezi
Kolwezi or Kolwesi is the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It is home to an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. Just outside of Kolwezi there is the static inverter plant of ...
(4)
* Territories of
Dilolo
Dilolo is a town in Lualaba province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies within five miles of the eastern bank of the Luao River, the DRC-Angolan border
Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by feature ...
(2),
Kapanga
''Kapanga'' is a genus of South Pacific dwarf sheet spiders that was first described by Raymond Robert Forster
Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the ...
(1),
Lubudi
Lubudi is a territory in the Lualaba Province 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 ...
(3),
Mutshatsha (2),
Sandoa (1)
Mai-Ndombe (12)
* City of
Inongo (1)
* Territories of
Bolobo
Bolobo is a town on the Congo River in Mai-Ndombe Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of Bolobo Territory.
As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 31,366.
People
The p ...
(1),
Inongo (2),
Kiri (1),
Kutu (3),
Kwamouth (1),
Mushie
Mushie is a town in Mai-Ndombe province, Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of Mushie territory. It lies at an elevation of 1118 ft (340 m), on the northern bank of the Kasai River at its confluence with the F ...
(1),
Oshwe
Oshwe is a community in Mai-Ndombe province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the headquarters of Oshwe territory. The town lies on the Lukenie River.
The estimated population as of 2012 was 22,576.
The town is served by Oshwe Airpo ...
(1),
Yumbi (1)
Maniema
Maniema is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Kindu.
Toponymy
Henry Morton Stanley explored the area, calling it Manyema.Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, London: G. Newnes, Vol. One , ...
(13)
* City of
Kindu
Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Lualaba River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu.
Kindu ...
(2)
* Territories of
Kabambare (2),
Kailo (1),
Kasongo (3),
Kibombo (1),
Lubutu
Lubutu is a town in Lubutu Territory, Maniema Province 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 ...
(1),
Pangi Pangi may refer to:
Geography
;Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Pangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a community in Maniema province
* Pangi Territory, a territory in Maniema province, Democratic Republico of the Congo
;India
* Pangi Valley ...
(2),
Punia Punia can refer to:
* ''Punia'' (cicada), a genus of cicadas
*Punia, Lithuania, a town in Lithuania
*Puniya Poonia or Punia is a clan (or gotra) of Jats.
Notable people who bear the surname and may or may not be associated with the clan include:
...
(1)
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 ...
(12)
* City of
Lisala (1)
* Territories of
Bongandanga (3),
Bumba (5),
Lisala (3)
Nord-Kivu
North Kivu (french: link=no, Nord-Kivu) is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Goma.
North Kivu borders the provinces of Ituri to the north, Tshopo to the northwest, Maniema to the so ...
(48)
* Cities of
Beni
is a Japanese R&B singer, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label. In 2008, Arashiro left Avex Trax and transferred to Universal Music Japan where she started to perform as simply Beni (stylized as BENI).
She was initially best known fo ...
(2),
Butembo
Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying west of the Virunga National Park. The city is an important commercial centre with large markets, a cathedral, multiple large hospitals, and an airport. The ...
(4),
Goma
Goma is the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the Albertine Rift, the weste ...
(5)
* Territories of
Beni
is a Japanese R&B singer, who debuted in 2004 under the Avex Trax label. In 2008, Arashiro left Avex Trax and transferred to Universal Music Japan where she started to perform as simply Beni (stylized as BENI).
She was initially best known fo ...
(8),
Lubero (9),
Masisi (8),
Nyiragongo
Mount Nyiragongo ( ) is an active stratovolcano with an elevation of in the Virunga Mountains associated with the Albertine Rift. It is located inside Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about north of the town of ...
(2),
Rutshuru
Rutshuru is a town located in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is headquarters of an administrative district, the Rutshuru Territory. The town lies in the western branch of the Albertine Rift between Lake ...
(7),
Walikale
Walikale is a town in the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of the Walikale Territory.
Walikale is home to the largest tin deposits in the Congo and to some very large gold mines ...
(3)
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 ...
(8)
* 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 ...
(1)
* Territories of
Bosobolo (1),
Businga (3),
Mobayi-Mbongo (1),
Yakoma (2)
Sankuru
Sankuru is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. Sa ...
(14)
* City of
Lusambo
Lusambo is a territory in and capital of Sankuru province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies north of the confluence of the Sankuru River and the Lubi River. Lusambo is served by Lusambo Airport.
In 1890 Lusambo was chosen by P ...
(1)
* Territories of
Katako-Kombe Katako-Kombe is a territory of Sankuru Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is part of the region known as Kasaï. It is traditionally considered the homeland of the Tetela people. It is also the birthplace of the Congo’s first ...
(3),
Kole
Kole Weathers is a fictional superheroine in DC Comics. She is a former member of the Teen Titans.
Fictional character biography
Professor Abel Weathers, paranoid of an impending nuclear holocaust, was attempting to find a way for humanity to ...
(2),
Lodja
Lodja is a remote town in the Sankuru (formerly Kasaï-Oriental) province in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is serviced by the Lodja Airport which is about from town. Lodja is a hub for both rice production in the province and dia ...
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Lomela
Lomela is a city in Kasaï-Oriental province 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, th ...
(1),
Lubefu
Lubefu is a community in Sankuru province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is the administrative center of the Lubefu territory.
Lubefu was established as a government station by the Belgian colonial administration, lying on the Lubef ...
(1),
Lusambo
Lusambo is a territory in and capital of Sankuru province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies north of the confluence of the Sankuru River and the Lubi River. Lusambo is served by Lusambo Airport.
In 1890 Lusambo was chosen by P ...
(1)
Sud-Kivu
South Kivu (''Jimbo la Kivu Kusini'' in Swahili), (french: Sud-Kivu) is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Its capital is Bukavu.
History
South Kivu Province was created from Sud-Kivu District in 1989, when the exis ...
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* City of
Bukavu
Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), lying at the extreme south-western edge of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the South Kivu pr ...
(5)
* Territories of
Fizi
Fizi is a territory in the south of Sud-Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, bordering the South Kivu territories of Uvira, Mwenga and Shabunda to the north, Lake Tanganyika or Tanzania in the east, and the provinces Katanga in the s ...
(4),
Idjwi
Idjwi, or Ijwi, is an inland island in Lake Kivu which forms part of South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At in length and with an area of , it is the second-largest lake island in Africa and the tenth largest in the wo ...
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Kabare (4),
Kalehe (4),
Mwenga Mwenga is a territory in the province of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, th ...
(3),
Shabunda
Shabunda is a town and a territory of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Shabunda is the largest territory in the province, covering more than 25,000 square kilometres.
According to the Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, in 2002 ...
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Uvira
Uvira is a city in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uvira is a Roman Catholic diocese, a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bukavu.
Geography
It is located at the extreme north end of Lake Tanganyika. Kalundu is a lake ...
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Walungu
Walungu is a territory of South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo
It was the site of a plane crash on May 25, 2005 when a chartered Maniema Union Antonov An-28 aircraft, owned by Victoria Air, crashed into a mountain near Walungu, about 3 ...
(4)
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 ...
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* Cities of
Gemena
Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017). The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007.
Mobutu Sese Seko
...
(1),
Zongo (1)
* Territories of
Budjala (3),
Gemena
Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017). The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007.
Mobutu Sese Seko
...
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Kungu
Kungu is a town and capital of one of the four territories of Sud-Ubangi Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Ubangi River forms the western boundary of Kungu Territory, separating it from the Republic of the Congo.
The Ngiri River, ...
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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 ...
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Tanganyika
Tanganyika may refer to:
Places
* Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state
* Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania
* Tanzania Main ...
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* City of
Kalemie
Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the outflow of the Lukuga River from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River.
History
From 18 ...
(2)
* Territories of
Kabalo Kabalo is a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in Tanganyika province on the Lualaba River and is the administrative center of Kabalo territory.
Transport
Kabalo is the junction of railway lines to the north and to Lake Tanganyi ...
(1),
Kalemie
Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the outflow of the Lukuga River from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River.
History
From 18 ...
(2),
Kongolo (3),
Manono (3),
Moba
Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) is a subgenre of strategy video games in which two teams of players compete against each other on a predefined battlefield. Each player controls a single character with a set of distinctive abilities that i ...
(3),
Nyunzu
Nyunzu is a town in Tanganyika Province (formerly in Katanga Province), in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally ...
(1)
Tshopo
Tshopo is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It is situated in the north central part of the country on the Tshopo River, for which it is named.
Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Haut-Ue ...
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* City of
Kisangani
Kisangani (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the fifth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,312,000 in 2021, and the larg ...
(5)
* Territories of
Bafwasende (1),
Banalia (1),
Basoko
Basoko is a town on the Congo River in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 47,970.
Notable people
*George Grenfell
George Grenfell (21 August 1849, in Sancreed, Corn ...
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Isangi
Isangi is a town in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
headquarters of Isangi Territory.
Location
Isangi is downstream from Kisangani at the confluence of the Lomami and Congo rivers.
There is a road running south from ...
(3),
Opala (1),
Ubundu
Ubundu, formerly known as Ponthierville or Ponthierstad, is a town located in the Tshopo Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the administrative center of the territory of the same name. It is on the Lualaba River, or Upper Congo ...
(2),
Yahuma (1)
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 ...
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* City of
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 ...
(1)
* Territories of
Befale
Befale is a community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of Befale Territory, located in Tshuapa province.
The town lies on the road linking Boende
Boende is a town and capital of Tshuapa Province, lying on ...
(1),
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 ...
(1),
Bokungu
Bokungu is a territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Tshuapa Province
Tshuapa is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tshuapa, Équateur, Mongal ...
(2),
Djolu (2),
Ikela
Ikela is a market town in Tshuapa, Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the Tshuapa River east of Boende. Founded by Belgium in the early twentieth century as a trading post, it became an important local centre.
It is the headquarters of the ...
(2),
Monkoto (1)
See also
*
Transitional National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
*
List of presidents of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
*
Members of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2006-2011
References
External links
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo
1960 establishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)