Tshopo

Tshopo Province
Province
Coordinates: 0°31′N 25°12′E / 0.517°N 25.200°E / 0.517; 25.200Coordinates: 0°31′N 25°12′E / 0.517°N 25.200°E / 0.517; 25.200
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Kisangani
Government
  Governor Jean Tokole Ilongo[1]
Area
  Total 199,567 km2 (77,053 sq mi)
Population (2005 est.)
  Total 2,614,630
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Official language French

Tshopo is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It is situated in the northeast of the country on the Tshopo River, for which it is named. Its capital is Kisangani.

Territories

Cascades of the Tshopo River

The provincial capital is the city of Kisangani. Territories are:[3]

History

From 1963 to 1966, the area was constituted as the province of Haut-Congo. It was merged into Orientale Province in 1966 as, separately, the District of Tshopo and the city of Kisangani. The Presidents (later governors) of Haut-Congo were:

Provincial status was re-instated to Tshopo in 2015, being formed from Tshopo District and the city of Kisangani.[4]

References

  1. "RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus". Radio Okapi. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  4. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
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