Sud-Ubangi (French for "South Ubangi") is one of the 21
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 ...
created in the
2015 repartitioning. It lies in the northwest of the country on the
Ubangi River
The Ubangi River (; ; ; ), also spelled Oubangui, is a river in Central Africa, and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou River, Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m3/s) and Uele Rivers (mea ...
.
Sud-Ubangi,
Équateur,
Mongala
Mongala is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Mongala, Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur pro ...
,
Nord-Ubangi
Nord-Ubangi (French for "North Ubangi") is one of the 21 newest provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Nord-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dis ...
, and
Tshuapa
Tshuapa is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the Subdivisions of the DR Congo#New provinces, 2015 repartitioning. Tshuapa, Équateur Province, Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, and Sud-Ubangi provinces are ...
provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the
former Équateur province. Sud-Ubangi was formed from the Sud-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of
Zongo. The town of
Gemena was elevated to capital city of the new province.
The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,987,100.
Administration
The capital of Sud-Ubangi is the town of
Gemena.
The separately administered city of
Zongo was to be capital of the new province.
The
territories
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of the province are:
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Budjala
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Gemena
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Kungu
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Libenge
References
Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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