Nord-Ubangi
Province
Province du Nord-Ubangi
Location of Nord-Ubangi
Coordinates: 4°17′N 21°1′E / 4.283°N 21.017°E / 4.283; 21.017
Country DR Congo
Established2015 (2015)
Named forUbangi River
CapitalGbadolite
Government
 • GovernorMalo Mobutu Ndimba[1]
Area
 • Total56,644 km2 (21,870 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total1,542,500
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 20
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala

Nord-Ubangi (French for "North Ubangi") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Nord-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province.[2]

The province is located in the northwestern part of the country on the Ubangi River and was formed from the Nord-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of Gbadolite which became the capital of the new province.

Administration

The capital is the city of Gbadolite.[3] It is divided into four territories:

References

  1. ^ Welo, Prince (1 September 2022). "Nord-Ubangi : Oscar Oshobale cède son fauteuil à Malo Mobutu Ndimba". mediacongo.net (in French). Retrieved 1 September 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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