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 Constant Lomata Kongoli[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:

  • 1963 – 26 June 1963: Georges Grenfell (b. 1908)
  • 26 June 1963 – 1964: Paul Isombuma
  • 1964 – August 1964: François Aradjabu
  • August 1964 – 5 Nov 1966: Jean Marie Alamazani

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

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province
Belgian Congo Republic of the Congo Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo
1908191919321947196319661971198819972015
22 districts4 provinces6 provinces6 provinces21 provinces + capital8 provinces + capital8 provinces + capital11 provinces11 provinces26 provinces
Bas-Uele Orientale Stanleyville Orientale Uele Orientale Haut-Zaïre Orientale Bas-Uele
Haut-Uele Haut-Uele
Ituri Kibali-Ituri Ituri
Stanleyville Haut-Congo Tshopo
Aruwimi
Maniema Costermansville Kivu Maniema Kivu Maniema
Lowa
Kivu Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu
Kivu-Central Sud-Kivu

References

  1. ↑ "Remise et reprise au Gouvernorat de la province de la Tshopo". mediacongo.net. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  4. ↑ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
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