Sud-Ubangi

Sud-Ubangi Province du Sud-Ubangi (French)
Province
Zongo on the Ubangi river (August 1985)
Coordinates: 3°15′N19°46′E / 3.250°N 19.767°E / 3.250; 19.767
Country	DR Congo
Established	2015 (2015)
Named for	Ubangi River
Capital	Gemena
Government
• Governor	Michée Mobonga [1]
Area
• Total	51,648 km2 (19,941 sq mi)
Population  (2020 est.)
• Total	2,987,100
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
License Plate Code	CGO / 23
Official language	French, Lingala

Sud-Ubangi (French for "South Ubangi") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It lies in the northwest of the country on the Ubangi River.

Sud-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. ^[2] Sud-Ubangi was formed from the Sud-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of Zongo. The town of Gemena was elevated to capital city of the new province.

The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,987,100. ^[3]

Administration

The capital of Sud-Ubangi is the town of Gemena. ^[4] The separately administered city of Zongo was to be capital of the new province.

The territories of the province are:

• Budjala
• Gemena
• Kungu
• Libenge

References

1. Mokano Zawa, César Augustin (18 August 2024). "Sud-Ubangi : le gouvernement Mobonga investit après adoption de son programme d'action chiffré à près de 4 milliards $". 7sur7.cd (in French). Gemena . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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. "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
4. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.