Équateur (former province)

For other uses, see Equator (disambiguation). For the equator, see Equator. For the country, see Ecuador.

Équateur Province Province de l'Équateur
Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Mbandaka
Largest city	Mbandaka
Government
• Governor	José Makila Sumanda
Area
• Total	403,292 km² (155,712 sq mi)
Population (2010 est.)
• Total	7,501,902
• Density	19/km² (48/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Equatorian
Official language	French
National language	Lingala
Website	equateur.cd

Équateur (French for "Equator") was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the new, smaller Équateur province, as well as the Tshuapa, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces.

Located in the north of the country, the province bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and Bandundu provinces.^[1] The word "Équateur" is French for the Equator, which lies less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the provincial capital of Mbandaka, a city on the Congo River.

History

1962 Équateur Province was split into Cuvette-Centrale Province, Moyen-Congo Province and Ubangi Province.

Divisions

The province is divided into the cities of Mbandaka, Gbadolite and Zongo and the districts of Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Mongala and Tshuapa.

Name	District	Territory	Pop. 2010^[2]	Coordinates^[2]
Basankusu	Équateur District	Basankusu Territory	27,492	1°14′N 19°48′E / 1.23°N 19.80°E / 1.23; 19.80 (Basankusu)
Befale	Tshuapa District	Befale Territory	3,723	0°28′N 20°58′E / 0.47°N 20.97°E / 0.47; 20.97 (Befale)
Bikoro	Équateur District	Bikoro Territory	7,128	0°45′S 18°07′E / 0.75°S 18.12°E / -0.75; 18.12 (Bikoro)
Binga	Mongala District	Binga Territory	64,639	2°24′N 20°25′E / 2.40°N 20.42°E / 2.40; 20.42 (Binga)
Boende	Tshuapa District	Boende Territory	33,765	0°13′S 20°52′E / 0.22°S 20.86°E / -0.22; 20.86 (Boende)
Bokungu	Tshuapa District	Bokungu Territory	7,829	0°41′S 22°19′E / 0.68°S 22.32°E / -0.68; 22.32 (Bokungu)
Bolomba	Équateur District	Bolomba Territory	4,252	0°29′N 19°12′E / 0.48°N 19.20°E / 0.48; 19.20 (Bolomba)
Bomongo	Équateur District	Bomongo Territory	4,784	1°22′N 18°21′E / 1.37°N 18.35°E / 1.37; 18.35 (Bomongo)
Bongandanga	Mongala District	Bongandanga Territory	3,648	1°31′N 21°03′E / 1.51°N 21.05°E / 1.51; 21.05
Bosobolo	Nord-Ubangi District	Bosobolo Territory	12,932	4°11′N 19°53′E / 4.19°N 19.88°E / 4.19; 19.88 (Bosobolo)
Budjala	Sud-Ubangi District	Budjala Territory	21,259	2°39′N 19°42′E / 2.65°N 19.70°E / 2.65; 19.70 (Budjala)
Bumba	Mongala District	Bumba Territory	103,328	2°11′N 22°28′E / 2.19°N 22.46°E / 2.19; 22.46 (Bumba)
Businga	Nord-Ubangi District	Businga Territory	32,590	3°20′N 20°52′E / 3.34°N 20.87°E / 3.34; 20.87 (Businga)
Gbadolite	Nord-Ubangi District	(city)	48,083	4°17′N 21°01′E / 4.29°N 21.02°E / 4.29; 21.02 (Gbadolite)
Gemena	Sud-Ubangi District	Gemena Territory	132,971	3°16′N 19°46′E / 3.26°N 19.77°E / 3.26; 19.77 (Gemena)
Ikela	Tshuapa District	Ikela Territory	15,214	1°11′S 23°16′E / 1.18°S 23.27°E / -1.18; 23.27 (Ikela)
Ingende	Équateur District	Ingende Territory	3,951	0°15′S 18°57′E / 0.25°S 18.95°E / -0.25; 18.95 (Ingende)
Kungu	Sud-Ubangi District	Kungu Territory	7,738	2°47′N 19°12′E / 2.78°N 19.20°E / 2.78; 19.20 (Kungu)
Libenge	Sud-Ubangi District	Libenge Territory	23,962	3°40′N 18°37′E / 3.66°N 18.62°E / 3.66; 18.62 (Libenge)
Lisala	Mongala District	Lisala Territory	79,235	2°08′N 21°31′E / 2.14°N 21.51°E / 2.14; 21.51 (Lisala)
Lukolela	Équateur District	Lukolela Territory	15,230	1°03′S 17°12′E / 1.05°S 17.20°E / -1.05; 17.20 (Lukolela)
Mbandaka	Équateur District	(city)	324,236	0°02′N 18°16′E / 0.04°N 18.26°E / 0.04; 18.26 (Mbandaka)
Mobayi-Mbongo	Nord-Ubangi District	Mobayi-Mbongo Territory	5,413	4°18′N 21°11′E / 4.30°N 21.18°E / 4.30; 21.18 (Mobayi-Mbongo)
Monkoto	Tshuapa District	Monkoto Territory	8,640	1°38′S 20°39′E / 1.63°S 20.65°E / -1.63; 20.65 (Monkoto)
Yakoma	Nord-Ubangi District	Yakoma Territory	11,720	4°06′N 22°26′E / 4.10°N 22.43°E / 4.10; 22.43 (Yakoma)
Zongo	Sud-Ubangi District	(city)	32,516	4°21′N 18°36′E / 4.35°N 18.60°E / 4.35; 18.60 (Zongo)

Education

University of Mbandaka

References

↑ Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
1 2 "Équateur: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.

Bibliography

Konda ku Mbuta, A. et al. (2012); Plantes medicinales de traditions - Province de l'Equateur, R.D. Congo; I.R.S.S. Kinshasa; ISBN 978-0-9554208-5-6; 419 pp.

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Current provinces	Bas-Uele Équateur Haut-Katanga Haut-Lomami Haut-Uele Ituri Kasaï Kasaï-Central Kasaï-Oriental Kinshasa Kongo Central Kwango Kwilu Lomami Lualaba Mai-Ndombe Maniema Mongala North Kivu Nord-Ubangi Sankuru South Kivu Sud-Ubangi Tanganyika Tshopo Tshuapa

1966–2015	Bandundu Bas-Congo Équateur Kasaï-Occidental Kasaï-Oriental Katanga Kinshasa Maniema North Kivu Orientale South Kivu

1962–66	Cuvette-Centrale Ubangi Moyen-Congo Lomami Luluabourg Sankuru Sud-Kasaï Unité Kasaïenne Lualaba Katanga Oriental Nord-Katanga Kongo Central Kwango Kwilu Mai-Ndombe Maniema Kivu Central Nord-Kivu Kibali-Ituri Uele Haut-Congo

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