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 Équateur province.[2] Tshuapa was formed from the Tshuapa District whose town of Boende was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]

For the river, see Tshuapa River.
Tshuapa
Province
Province de la Tshuapa
Coordinates: 00°44′S 19°12′E
Country DR Congo
Established2015
Named forTshuapa River
CapitalBoende
Government
 • GovernorPancrace Boongo Nkoy[1]
Area
 • Total132,940 km2 (51,330 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 est.)
 • Total1,316,855
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala

Location

The province is named for the Tshuapa River. It is situated in the north-west of the country, on the Congo River.

History
  • Tshuapa was previously administered as a district as part of Équateur province.
  • On 1924.02.11, the Catholic mission established the Apostolic Prefecture of Tsuapa here, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers, but it was renamed on

1926.01.28 as Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatville / de Coquilhatville (Latin), having gained territory from the same Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers); it became the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro.

Administrative areas

Territorial components are :

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.


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