Mongala
Province
Province de la Mongala
Location of Mongala
Coordinates: 02°09′N 21°31′E / 2.150°N 21.517°E / 2.150; 21.517
Country DR Congo
Established2015
Named forMongala River
CapitalLisala
Government
 • GovernorCésar Limbaya Mbangisa[1]
Area
 • Total58,141 km2 (22,448 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total2,114,100
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 18
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala

Mongala is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Mongala, Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province.[2] Mongala was formed from the Mongala District whose town of Lisala was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]

Location

Mongala is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo River, and borders the provinces of Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Équateur and Tshuapa. It is divided into three territories:

The province includes the village of Yambuku.

History

From 1963–1966, Mongala Province was known as Moyen-Congo. However, under Mobutu, the province was reintegrated into the former Équateur province where it was administered as Mongala District, until 2015. Presidents (later governors) of the Moyen-Congo province were:

References

  1. ^ "Mongala : Remise et reprise au gouvernorat entre César Limbaya Mbangisa et Serge Mongulu Mandubola". Congo Inter (in French). 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.


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