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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
References
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.
Current provinces 1966–2015 1963–1966 1960–1963