Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is divided into 25 provinces and a capital district, the neutral city (French: Ville neutre ). According to the new constitution of December 2005, the country should be divided into 25 provinces and the city of Kinshasa . The new structure was decided in 2008 and then postponed several times and finally implemented in mid-2015.
Provinces since 2015
Provinces from 1988 to 2015
No. | Surname | annotation | Capital | surface | Residents | previous province (1960) |
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1 | Bandundu | Bandundu | 295,658 km² | 5,201,000 (1998) | Bas-Zaïre (Congo Central) | |
2 | Bas-Congo | until 1997 Bas-Zaïre | Matadi | 53,920 km² | 2,835,000 (1998) | Bas-Zaïre (Congo Central) |
3 | Equateur | Mbandaka | 403,292 km² | 4,820,000 (1998) | Equateur | |
4th | Kasai-Occidental | Kananga | 154,742 km² | 3,337,000 (1998) | Kasaï | |
5 | Kasaï-Oriental | Mbuji-Mayi | 170,302 km² | 6,108,000 (2007) | Kasaï | |
6th | Katanga | until 1997 Shaba | Lubumbashi | 496,871 km² | 4,125,000 (1998) | Shaba (Katanga) |
7th | Kinshasa | Capital District | Kinshasa | 9,965 km² | 8.096.254 (2006) | Bas-Zaïre (Congo Central) |
8th | Maniema | Kindu | 132,250 km² | 1,246,787 (1998) | Kivu | |
9 | North Kivu | Goma | 59,483 km² | 5,619,321 (2009) | Kivu | |
10 | Orientals | until 1997 Haut-Zaïre | Kisangani | 503,239 km² | 5,566,000 (1998) | Haut-Zaïre (Orientale) |
11 | Sud-Kivu | Bukavu | 65,070 km² | 4,475,103 (2009) | Kivu |
The Orientale province was first renamed Haut-Congo in 1997 , and was given its current name within the same year.
Provinces 1960 to 1988
When it was founded, the Republic of the Congo was administratively divided into six provinces. This structure changed through regional reforms and secession efforts.
No. | Surname | annotation | Capital | surface | Residents |
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1 | Equateur | Coquilhatville (Mbandaka) | 402,100 km² | 1,843,000 (1960) | |
2 | Katanga | before the declaration of secession Katanga after the reintegration Shaba |
Elisabethville (Lubumbashi) | 497,000 km² | 1,744,000 (1960) |
3 | Kasaï | Luluabourg (Kananga) | 323,100 km² | 2,190,000 (1960) | |
4th | Kivu | Bukavu | 259,100 km² | 2,344,000 (1960) | |
5 | Congo Central | from 1971 Bas-Zaïre | Léopoldville (Kinshasa) | 360,900 km² | 3,337,000 (1960) |
6th | Orientals | from 1971 Haut-Zaïre | Stanleyville (Kisangani) | 503,200 km² | 2,525,000 (1960) |
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- ↑ Dominic Johnson : Congo - Wars, Corruption and the Art of Survival . Brandes & Apsel, Frankfurt am Main, 2nd edition 2009, page 179, ISBN 978-3-86099-743-7
- ↑ kongo times !: 26 nouvelles provinces ( French ) accessed on January 15, 2017
- ^ Sándor Rado: World Handbook. International political and economic almanac . Corvina Verlag, Budapest 1962. pp. 715-716