The territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces. Territories are further divided into sectors, chiefdoms, and communes. They are led by an administrator and, for the most part, take the name of the town that is their administrative center.
Overview
The 25 provinces of DR Congo are divided into 145 territories (fr. territoires, sing. territoire) and 33 cities (fr. villes, sing. ville).[1] Each provincial division is also a constituency of the National Assembly as well as of the Provincial Assembly of its province.[2]
Each territory is led by a territory administrator (fr. administrateur de territoire) assisted by two assistant territory administrators (fr. administrateurs de territoire assistants). They are appointed by the central government and put under the direction of the provincial governor.[3]
The divisions of a territory are: sectors (fr. secteurs, sing. secteur), chiefdoms (fr. chefferies, sing. chefferie) and communes.[1] A territory has at least one commune that is the administrative center and also one or more collectivities (a sector or chiefdom).
Unlike its counterpart, the city, or its divisions, the territory is not a juridical personality. However, the actions of its authorities are under administrative control and subject to judicial appeal.[4]
In 2018 73% of the electorate were in territories.[5]
List
The 145 territories are listed below, in alphabetical order, along with the provinces after and before the 2015 reorganization:
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