Mongala
Mongala
Province de la Mongala ( UTC+1 (West Africa Time) | |
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License Plate Code | CGO / 18 |
Official language | French |
National language | Lingala |
Mongala is one of the 21 new
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
Tshopo
, Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Équateur and Tshuapa.
It is divided into three territories:
- Bongandanga
- Bumba, major town and site of a former secessionist state (1963) in the province.
- Lisala
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:
- 6 April 1963 – June 1964 Laurent Eketebi
- (de facto from 15 September 1962)
- April 1963 – 30 July 1963 Denis Akundji
- (president of secessionist province of Bumba)
- 23 June 1964 – 10 August 1965 Augustin Engwanda
- 10 August 1965 – 25 April 1966 Denis Sakombi (born 1929, died 1985)
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.