Tshuapa

Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Province in DR Congo

Tshuapa Province de la Tshuapa (French)
Province
Salonga National Park
Seal

Coordinates: 00°44′S 19°12′E / 0.733°S 19.200°E / -0.733; 19.200
Country	DR Congo
Established	2015
Named for	Tshuapa River
Capital	Boende
Government
• Governor	Pancrace Boongo Nkoy^[1]
Area
• Total	132,940 km² (51,330 sq mi)
Population (2020 est.)
• Total	1,944,500
• Density	15/km² (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
License Plate Code	CGO / 26
Official language	French
National language	Lingala
Website	https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064006181735

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

Location

The province is named for the Tshuapa River. It is situated in the north-west of the country, on the Congo River.

History

Tshuapa was previously administered as a district as part of Équateur province.
On 1924.02.11, the Catholic mission established the Apostolic Prefecture of Tsuapa here, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers, but it was renamed on

1926.01.28 as Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatville / de Coquilhatville (Latin), having gained territory from the same Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers); it became the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro.

Administrative areas

Territorial components are :

Notable residents

References

^ "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ "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.