Tshopo

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Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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::summary Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ::

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Field	Value
name	Tshopo
native_name	Province de la Tshopo (French)
Mkoa wa Tshopo (Swahili)
image_skyline	Cascades of the Tshopo river.jpg
image_caption	Cascades of the Tshopo River
type	Province
image_seal	File:Emblem of Tshopo Province.png
image_map	Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Tshopo.svg
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
established_title	Established
established_date	2015
named_for	Tshopo River
seat_type	Capital
seat	Kisangani
blank_name_sec1	Official language
blank_info_sec1	French
area_total_km2	199567
leader_title	Governor
leader_name	Paulin Lendongolia
population_total	2,829,700
population_as_of	2020 est.
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Ethnic groups
demographics1_title1	Native
timezone1	Central Africa Time
utc_offset1	+2
website
demographics1_info1	AnaMongo • BaMbole • BaLengola • BaMituku • Turumbu • Mangbetu • BaBali • Bangba • BaKumu • BaMbesa • BaBango • BaManga • Pygmies • Wagenya • BaNgelima • Ngombe
registration_plate_type	License Plate Code
registration_plate	Democratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 25
demographics1_info2	BaLuba, WaSwahili, Banyarwanda
demographics1_title2	Settler
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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.

Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, and Ituri provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. 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.

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:

1963 – 26 June 1963: Georges Grenfell (b. 1908)
26 June 1963 – 1964: Paul Isombuma
1964 – August 1964: François Aradjabu
August 1964 – 5 Nov 1966: Jean Marie Alamazani

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

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province

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Belgian Congo	Republic of the Congo	Zaire	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1908	1919	1932	1947	1963
Bas-Uele	Orientale	Stanleyville	Orientale	Uele	Orientale	Haut-Zaïre	Orientale	Bas-Uele
Haut-Uele	Haut-Uele
Ituri	Kibali-Ituri	Ituri
Stanleyville	Haut-Congo	Tshopo
Aruwimi
Maniema	Costermansville	Kivu	Maniema	Kivu	Maniema
Lowa
Kivu	Nord-Kivu	Nord-Kivu
Kivu-Central	Sud-Kivu
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Territories

The provincial capital is the city of Kisangani. Territories are:{{cite web |url=http://www.rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401040116/http://rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-04-01 |title=Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo |first=X. |last=Blaes |publisher=PNUD-SIG |date=October 2008 |access-date=2011-12-09}}

References

(29 June 2024). "Le nouveau gouverneur de Tshopo exhorte la population à collaborer avec le gouvernement provincial". [[Radio Okapi]].
(13 July 2015). "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". [[Radio Okapi]].
"Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
"Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.

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