Tshuapa

Tshuapa

Province de la Tshuapa (French)
Tshuapa Province de la Tshuapa (French)
Province
	Salonga National Park
	Seal
	Coordinates: 00°44′S 19°12′E / 0.733°S 19.200°E
Country	DR Congo
Established	2015
Named for	Tshuapa River
Capital	Boende
Government
• Governor	Armand Yambe
Area
• Total	132,940 km2 (51,330 sq mi)
Population (2020 est.)
• Total	1,944,500
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
License Plate Code	CGO / 26
Official language	French
National language	Lingala
Website	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064006181735

Tshuapa is one of the 21 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]

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. Later, 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

References

^ "Tshuapa: les ressortissants veulent faire de la province un pilier du développement durable en Afrique centrale". DRCActu.cd (in French). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.

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[1] "Tshuapa: les ressortissants veulent faire de la province un pilier du développement durable en Afrique centrale". DRCActu.cd (in French). 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[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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