Demonym(s) Equatorian National language Lingala Area 403,292 km² Largest city Mbandaka | Official language French Website equateur.cd Capital Mbandaka | |
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Country Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
Équateur (French for "Equator") was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the new, smaller Équateur province, as well as the Tshuapa, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces.
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Map of Equator, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in the north of the country, the province bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and Bandundu provinces. The word "Équateur" is French for the Equator, which lies less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the provincial capital of Mbandaka, a city on the Congo River.
History
1962 Équateur Province was split into Cuvette-Centrale Province, Moyen-Congo Province and Ubangi Province.
Divisions
The province is divided into the cities of Mbandaka, Gbadolite and Zongo and the districts of Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Mongala and Tshuapa.