The territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces. Territories are further divided into sectors, chiefdoms, and communes. They are led by an administrator and, for the most part, take the name of the town that is their administrative center.
| Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
|---|---|
 Territories (pastel colors) and Cities (dark gray) | |
| Category | 2nd-level administrative division of a unitary state |
| Location | DR Congo |
| Found in | Province |
| Number | 145 |
| Additional status |
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| Populations | Largest: Lubero—1,703,102 (2020) Smallest: Kamiji—217,649 (2020) |
| Areas | Largest: Bafwasende—47,087 km2 (18,180 sq mi) Smallest: Idjwi—310 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Government |
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| Subdivisions | |
Overview
editThe 25 provinces of DR Congo are divided into 145 territories (fr. territoires, sing. territoire) and 33 cities (fr. villes, sing. ville).[1] Each provincial division is also a constituency of the National Assembly as well as of the Provincial Assembly of its province.[2]
Each territory is led by a territory administrator (fr. administrateur de territoire) assisted by two assistant territory administrators (fr. administrateurs de territoire assistants). They are appointed by the central government and put under the direction of the provincial governor.[3]
The divisions of a territory are: sectors (fr. secteurs, sing. secteur), chiefdoms (fr. chefferies, sing. chefferie) and communes.[1] A territory has at least one commune that is the administrative center and also one or more collectivities (a sector or chiefdom).
Unlike its counterpart, the city, or its divisions, the territory is not a juridical person. However, the actions of its authorities are under administrative control and subject to judicial appeal.[4]
In 2018 73% of the electorate were in territories.[5]
List
editThe 145 territories are listed below, in alphabetical order, along with the provinces after and before the 2015 reorganization:
See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ a b Organic Law No. 10/011, Article 2.
- ^ Annex I, p. 3; Annex II, p. 14.
- ^ Organic Law No. 10/011, Articles 6–7.
- ^ Organic Law No. 10/011, Articles 2, 34.
- ^ 29,367,380 of 40,371,439 calculated from data in Annex I.4 pp. 8–13.
- ^ CENI maps.
Cited works
edit- "Loi organique n° 10/011 du 18 mai 2010 portant fixation des subdivisions territoriales à l'intérieur des provinces" [Organic Law No. 10/011 of 18 May 2010 determining the territorial subdivisions within the provinces]. LEGANET.CD (in French). Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 11 Jan 2020.
- "Annexe I : De la repartition des sieges pour l'election des deputes nationaux" [Annex I: On the Distribution of Seats for the Election of National Deputies]. Annexes a la loi portant adoption de la repartition des sieges par circonscription electorale pour les elections legislatives (PDF) (in French). CENI. pp. 3–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - "Annexe II: De la repartition des sieges pour l'election des deputes provinciaux" [Annex II: On the Distribution of Seats for the Election of Provincial Deputies]. Annexes a la loi portant adoption de la repartition des sieges par circonscription electorale pour les elections legislatives (PDF) (in French). CENI. pp. 14–24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante. "La Cartographie Electorale des 26 Provinces". www.ceni.cd (in French). Retrieved 25 Feb 2019.