Mongala Province
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Capital | Lisala | ||||
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| National language | Lingala | ||||
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1,793,564 [1] (est. ) /km² |
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| Demonym | none | ||||
| Official Website | [ Province de Mongala] | ||||
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Mongala Province is one of the twenty-five provinces which forms the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From 1963-1966, it was a province known as Moyen-Congo, but it was reintegrated into Équateur province under Mobutu; it was only re-recognized as a province after the approvement of the 2006 Constitution, along with fourteen other provinces which were then approved.
It is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo river, and borders Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Équateur and Tshuapa.
The capital city of Mongala is Lisala.
[edit] Presidents (later governors) of Moyen-Congo
- 6 Apr 1963 - Jun 1964 Laurent Eketebi (s.a.)
- (de facto from 15 Sep 1962)
- Apr 1963 - 30 Jul 1963 Denis Akundji
- (president of secessionist province of Bumba)
- 23 Jun 1964 - 10 Aug 1965 Augustin Engwanda
- 10 Aug 1965 - 25 Apr 1966 Denis Sakombi (b. 1929 - d. 1985)
[edit] See also
- Bumba, major town and site of a former secessionist state (1963) in the province.
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