Tanganika District was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the pre-2015
Katanga Province
Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914.
It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika Province, Tanganyika, Hau ...
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 ...
.
The district dates back to the days 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 ...
.
At its greatest extent it roughly corresponded to the present
Tanganyika Province
Tanganyika is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Lualaba provinces are the result of the splitting up of the former Katanga provinc ...
, with a small portion in the southwest now in
Haut-Lomami Province.
Belgian Congo
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.
Katanga became
Elisabethville Province
Katanga was one of the four large provinces created in the Belgian Congo in 1914.
It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Tanganyika, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, ...
.
The number of districts in the colony was reduced to 15.
Elisabethville Province was divided into
Lualaba District
Lualaba District was a district of the pre-2015 Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The district dates back to the days of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo. The original Lualaba District was merged into Katanga in 1 ...
in the west, and Tanganika and
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 dismemberm ...
districts in the east.
Tanganika District was formed from the northern part of the
Tanganika-Moero District
Tanganika-Moero District (french: District du Tanganika-Moero, nl, District Tanganika-Moero) was a district of the Belgian Congo from 1912 to 1933, when it was dissolved.
It roughly corresponded to the present Tanganyika Province and the northern ...
.
A 1955–1957 map shows Tanganika District bordering
Maniema District
Maniema District (french: District du Maniema, nl, District Maniema) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It roughly corresponded in area to the present Maniema province.
Location
Henry Morton Stanley ex ...
and
Sud-Kivu District
Sud-Kivu District (french: District du Sud-Kivu, nl, District Zuid-Kivu) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It roughly corresponded in area to the present South Kivu province.
Belgian Congo
Kivu Distric ...
to the north, British territories to the east,
Luapula-Moero District
Luapula-Moero District was a district of the pre-2015 Katanga Province in the Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It roughly corresponded in area to the present Haut-Katanga Province.
Belgian Congo
The original four provinces of ...
to the south,
Haut-Lomami District
Haut-Lomami District was a district of the pre-2015 Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The district dates back to the days of the Belgian Congo.
At its greatest extent it roughly corresponded to the northern part of the cu ...
to the southwest and
Kabinda District
Kabinda District was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In 2015 it was merged with the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu to form Lomami Province.
Location
Kabinda District was crossed by the Lo ...
to the west.
The area was out of a total of for Katanga province as a whole.
Post-Independence
On 11 July 1960, a few days after the Congo Republic had gained independence, the province of Katanga seceded as an independent state.
In November 1961 the northern portion was reconquered by the national government and made the province of Nord-Katanga (Tanganika).
On 21 January 1963 the remainder of Katanga was reconquered and divided into the provinces of Lualaba and Katanga Oriental.
Nord-Katanga, Lualaba and Katanga Oriental were merged back into the province of Katanga on 28 December 1966.
In 2015 the current
Tanganyika Province
Tanganyika is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Lualaba provinces are the result of the splitting up of the former Katanga provinc ...
was created from the Tanganika District, whose town 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 ...
was elevated to capital city of the new province.
Gallery
File:1926 provinces Belgian Congo cropped from 1950 administration map Atlas General du Congo 611.jpg, 1926 provinces and districts. Katanga divided into 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) - Tanganyika.svg, The current Tanganyika Province
File:Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Haut-Lomami.svg, The current Haut-Lomami Province
See also
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Districts of the Belgian Congo
The Districts of the Belgian Congo were the primary administrative divisions when Belgium annexed the Congo Free State in 1908, each administered by a district commissioner.
In 1914 they were distributed among four large provinces, with some bound ...
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Districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
References
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Districts of the Belgian Congo
Districts of Katanga Province