Équateur

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Province de l'Équateur
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(Provincial flag) (Provincial Seal)
Map of the Dem. Rep. of the Congo highlighting the Province of Équateur
Country Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Mbandaka
Largest city Mbandaka
National language Lingala
Land area¹ 403,292 km²
Governor José Makila Sumanda
Population


Density
4,820,000
(est. 1998)

11.92/km²
Districts 5
Cities 3
Demonym Equatorian
Official Website [ Province de l'Équateur]
Territorial Organisation - Cities


Equateur is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and borders the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the province of Orientale, and to the south the provinces of Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and Bandundu. The provincial capital is Mbandaka, a city on the Congo River.

Following the promulgation of the 2006 Constitution, Equateur will be divided into the following provinces: