North Ubangi

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North Ubangi
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 Nord-Kivu Nord-Ubangi Sankuru Sud-Kivu Sud-Ubangi Tanganyika Tshopo Tshuapamap
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country Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo
Provincial capital Gbadolite
National language Lingala
surface 56,644 km²
population 1,269,000 (2015)
Population density 22.4
ISO 3166-2 CD-NU

North Ubangi is a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The capital is Gbadolite , the population of the provincial area was 1,269,000 in 2015.

geography

North Ubangi is located in the north of the country and borders on the Central African Republic in the north, Bas-Uele in the east, Mongala in the south and Sud-Ubangi in the southwest .

Districts

The province is divided into six districts, all of which are named after their respective main towns:

  • Gbadolite
  • Bosobolo
  • Businga
  • Mobayi-Mbongo
  • Yakoma

history

Today's North Ubangi Province was a district of the former Équateur Province . According to the administrative reform announced in 2005 and canceled in 2011, Equateur was to be divided into five new provinces, including northern Ubangi. The administrative reform was postponed several times and canceled in 2011, but finally implemented in 2015 and thus elevated northern Ubangi to a province.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .
  2. ↑ http://www.ucdp-info.com/presses_secu_al.htm
  3. ↑ Tout savoir sur la province du Nord-Ubangi ( French )