Tshopo

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Tshopo
Province de la Tshopo (French)
Mkoa wa Tshopo (Swahili)
Cascades of the Tshopo river.jpg
Cascades of the Tshopo River
Emblem of Tshopo Province.png
Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Tshopo.svg
Coordinates: 0°31′N25°12′E / 0.517°N 25.200°E / 0.517; 25.200
CountryFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Established2015
Named for Tshopo River
Capital Kisangani
Government
  Governor Paulin Lendongolia [1]
Area
  Total
199,567 km2 (77,053 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
  Total
2,829,700
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate Code Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg CGO / 25
Official language French
Website latshopo.com

Tshopo is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It is situated in the north central part of the country on the Tshopo River, for which it is named.

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Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, and Ituri provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. [2] Tshopo was formed from the Tshopo district and the independently administered city of Kisangani which retained its status as a provincial capital.

The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,829,700. [3]

History

From 1963 to 1966, the area was constituted as the province of Haut-Congo (Upper Congo). It was merged into Orientale Province in 1966 as, separately, the District of Tshopo and the city of Kisangani. The Presidents (later governors) of Haut-Congo were:

Provincial status was re-instated to Tshopo in 2015, being formed from Tshopo District and the city of Kisangani. [4]

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province
Belgian CongoRepublic of the CongoZaireDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1908191919321947196319661971198819972015
22 districts4 provinces6 provinces6 provinces21 provinces + capital8 provinces + capital8 provinces + capital11 provinces11 provinces26 provinces
Bas-UeleOrientaleStanleyvilleOrientaleUeleOrientaleHaut-Zaïre Orientale Bas-Uele
Haut-Uele Haut-Uele
Ituri Kibali-Ituri Ituri
StanleyvilleHaut-CongoTshopo
Aruwimi
ManiemaCostermansville Kivu Maniema Kivu Maniema
Lowa
KivuNord-Kivu Nord-Kivu
Kivu-Central Sud-Kivu

Territories

The provincial capital is the city of Kisangani. Territories are: [5]

References

  1. "Le nouveau gouverneur de Tshopo exhorte la population à collaborer avec le gouvernement provincial". Radio Okapi (in French). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 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.
  5. Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.