Mongala Province
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Mongala is one of 25 new provinces
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces
within 36 months (18 February 2009), according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.
From 1963–1966, it was a province known as Moyen-Congo, but it was reintegrated into Équateur
province under Mobutu; it was only re-recognized as a province after the approvement of the 2006 Constitution
, along with fourteen other provinces which were then approved.
It is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo river
, and borders Tshopo
, Bas-Uele
, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi
, Équateur
and Tshuapa
.
The capital of Mongala province is the town of Lisala
.
Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces
ISO 3166-2:CD
ISO 3166-2:CD is the entry for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the...
within 36 months (18 February 2009), according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.
From 1963–1966, it was a province known as Moyen-Congo, but it was reintegrated into Équateur
Équateur
Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and 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...
province under Mobutu; it was only re-recognized as a province after the approvement of the 2006 Constitution
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the basic law governing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Constitution has been changed and/or replaced several times since its independence in 1960.- Current Constitution :...
, along with fourteen other provinces which were then approved.
It is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo river
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
, and borders Tshopo
Tshopo Province
Tshopo is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution . It was to be created from the country's existing 10 provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...
, Bas-Uele
Bas-Uele Province
Bas-Uele is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution . It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months...
, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi
Sud-Ubangi Province
Sud-Ubangi is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...
, Équateur
Équateur Province
Équateur is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...
and Tshuapa
Tshuapa Province
Tshuapa is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.The...
.
The capital of Mongala province is the town of Lisala
Lisala
Lisala is the capital of Mongala District, in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located at around . The Congo River flows through the city. It is best known as the birthplace of Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire from 1965 to 1997....
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Presidents (later governors) of Moyen-Congo
- 6 April 1963 – June 1964 Laurent Eketebi (s.a.)
- (de facto from 15 September 1962)
- April 1963 – 30 July 1963 Denis Akundji
- (president of secessionist province of Bumba)
- 23 June 1964 – 10 August 1965 Augustin Engwanda
- 10 August 1965 – 25 April 1966 Denis Sakombi (born 1929, died 1985)
Territories
- BongandangaBongandangaBongandanga is a small town in Mongala District in the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 4625.It is the administrative center of the Bongandanga Sector....
- BumbaBumba, Democratic Republic of the CongoBumba is a town and river port in Mongala District, in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the River Congo. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 107,626.- Transport :...
, major town and site of a former secessionist state (1963) in the province. - LisalaLisalaLisala is the capital of Mongala District, in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located at around . The Congo River flows through the city. It is best known as the birthplace of Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled Zaire from 1965 to 1997....