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Provinces Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It also gives the capital the status of a province. Therefore, in many contexts Kinshasa is regarded as the 26th province. List History When Belgium annexed the Belgian Congo as a colony in November 1908, it was initially organised into 22 districts. Ten western districts were administered directly by the main colonial government, while the eastern part of the colony was administered under two vice-governments: eight northeastern districts formed Orientale Province, and four southeastern districts formed Katanga. In 1919, the colony was organised into four provinces: * Congo-Kasaï (five southwestern districts), * Équateur (five northwestern districts), * Orientale Province and Katanga (previous vice-governments). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwango
Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is 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. Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was made the provincial capital and thus gained city status. The province takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines part of the international boundary between the DRC and Angola. Towns/territories The capital of Kwango district is Kenge, and other towns in the region are Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba. The province is in the southwest of the DRC, bordering Angola to the south. Territories are: * Feshi * Kahemba * Kasongo Lunda * Kenge * Popokabaka History Kwango previously existed as a province from 1962 to 1966. Presidents (from 1965, governors) *23 September 1962 – 11 November 1962 Albert Delv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasaï-Oriental (former Province)
Kasaï-Oriental (French language, French for "East Kasai") was one of the eleven Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the new, smaller Kasai-Oriental province, the Lomami Province, Lomami and the Sankuru provinces. It borders the provinces of Kasaï-Occidental to the west, Équateur (former province), Équateur to the northwest, Orientale Province, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga Province, Katanga to the south. Kasaï-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing regions in the world. The provincial capital is Mbuji-Mayi. History Kasaï-Oriental is inhabited by members of the Luba people, Luba people. Congo obtained independence from Belgium in 1960. Friction with Congo's other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgium, Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the province of South Kasai as a se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbuji-Mayi
Mbuji-Mayi (formerly Bakwanga) is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is thought to be the second largest city in the country, after the capital Kinshasa and ahead of Lubumbashi, Kisangani and Kananga, though its exact population is not known. Estimates range from a 2010 ''CIA World Factbook'' estimated population of 1,480,000 to as many as 3,500,000 estimated by the United Nations in 2008. Mbuji-Mayi lies in Luba country on the Mbuji-Mayi River. The name Mbuji-Mayi comes from the local language, Tshiluba, and translates as "Goat-Water," a name deriving from the great number of goats in the region. Despite its large population, the city remains remote, having little connection to surrounding provinces or to Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. However, Mbuji-Mayi is the traditional centre of industrial diamond mining in Congo, with it being located on top of one of the largest known deposits in the world. Air travel is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 the fourth most populous urban area in the country, with an estimated population of 1,524,000 in 2021. The city lies near the Lulua River, a tributary of the Kasai River and the Ilebo-Lubumbashi Congo Railway, railway. An important commerce, commercial and administrative centre, it is home to a museum and to Kananga Airport. History Germany, German explorer Hermann Wissmann established a station in the area around present-day Kananga, on the left bank of the Lulua. Wissmann named the station Malandji, a name suggested by his 400 carriers, who were from the city of Malanje in Angola. Later on, with the construction of the railway on the other bank of the river, the station was moved, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasaï-Central
Kasaï-Central is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Central and Kasaï provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province. Kasaï-Central was formed from the Lulua district and the independently administered city of Kananga which retained its status as a provincial capital. The 2024 population was estimated to be 4,211,190. The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Luluabourg Province which existed in the early period after independence Independence is a condition of a nation, country, or state, in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of ... between 1963 and 1966. Within this province, there are 5 territories which are named: # Demba # Dibaya # Dimbelenge # Kazumb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasaï-Occidental
Kasaï-Occidental ( French for "Western Kasai"; ) was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Kasaï-Central and the Kasaï provinces. History The province of Kasaï-Occidental was established in 1966 by regrouping the provinces of Luluabourg and Unité Kasaïenne which in turn were created 1962 when the historical Kasaï Province was divided in five provinces namely Lomami, Sankuru, Sud-Kasai, Luluabourg, Unité-Kasaïenne. The former provinces of Luluabourg and Unité-Kasaïenne correspond to the current districts of Lulua District and Kasaï District. Since its formation the provincial seat is Kananga (formerly Luluabourg) which was also the seat of the Kasaï Province between 1957 and 1962. The Province of Lusambo precedes the current entity, it was created 1933 by carving out the districts of Kasai and Sankuru from the Province of Congo-Kasaï, one of the four provinces established in 1924. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tshikapa
Tshikapa is the capital city of Kasaï 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 Utrecht University library, the population of the city has grown from 38,900 in 1970 to 180,900 in 1994. However, the two recent Congo wars have caused great flux in population rendering current figures unreliable. Tshikapa has been a site of diamond mining since its founding in the early 20th century. The city was founded by Forminière, an American/Belgian mining consortium which discovered diamonds near this location in the early 1900s. The city is served by the Tshikapa Airport. The diamond industry is the main form of income for the city. Despite this, it is poor and few of the roads are paved. History Tshikapa was founded in the early 1900s by the American-Belgian mining consortium Forminière. The city grew rapidly as result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasaï Province
Kasaï is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï and Kasaï-Central provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province. Kasaï was formed from the Kasaï district and the independently administered city of Tshikapa which became the capital of the new province. There are 5 administrative territories within the province, which include: # Dekese # Ilebo # Kamonia (Tshikapa) # Luebo # Mweka See also * Kasai region Kasai or Kasaï may refer to: Places Congo * Congo-Kasaï, one of the four large provinces of Belgian Congo * Kasaï District, in the Kasai-Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Kasai Province, one of the provinces ... * Kamwina Nsapu rebellion References 01 Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inongo
Inongo is the capital of Mai-Ndombe Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 45,159. Transport The town is served by Inongo Airport Inongo Airport is an airstrip serving Inongo, a city on the eastern shore of Lake Mai-Ndombe in Mai-Ndombe Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Inongo non-directional beacon (Ident: INO) is west-southwest of the airstrip. See also * * .... References Populated places in Mai-Ndombe Province Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{DRC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai-Ndombe Province
Mai-Ndombe is one of the 21 newest provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning when the former Bandundu province was split-up into the new provinces of Mai-Ndombe, Kwango, and Kwilu. Mai-Ndombe was formed from the Plateaux and Mai-Ndombe districts, with the town of Inongo being elevated to the capital city of the new province. The 2024 population was estimated to be 2,291,000. History Mai-Ndombe Province was a separate province from 1962 to 1966, prior the creation of Bandundu Province from the post-colonial political regions of Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe. Presidents (from 1965, governors) were: * 8 Sep 1962 – Dec 1963 Victor Kumoriko * 23 Sep 1963 – 11 Oct 1963 V. Bola (in rebellion) * Jan 1964 – Dec 1964 Gabriël Zangabie ** 1964 – 1965 ... *27 Jul 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 Daniël Mongiya A large river boat sank in the province in 2021, killing at least 60 people. Geography Currently, there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandundu (city)
Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is the capital city of Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Bandundu is located on the east bank of the Kwango River, just north of the confluence of the Kwango and the Kwilu, and south from the mouth of the Kwango on the Kasai River. It is around from Kinshasa by air, or about by road. In 2009, Bandundu had an estimated population of 133,080. Economy Bandundu was once a significant river port, as it is the largest town on the river between Kinshasa and Kikwit. However, traffic on the Kasai and Kwango Rivers dropped dramatically as a result of the Second Congo War, and has yet to recover. Bandundu does have intermittent passenger and freight service to Kinshasa, Mushie and Kikwit. Since 2008, there is a car/truck ferry service running several times per day across the Kwango. An unpaved road, roughly 250 km long, runs from this point to the main (paved) highway between Kinshasa and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
