Tshopo Province
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Capital | Kisangani | ||||
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| National language | Kiswahili | ||||
| Land area¹ | 199.567 km² | ||||
| Governor | [[Maurice Tony Ngoy (district administrator)]] |
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| Population Density |
2,614,630 [1] (est. ) /km² |
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| Demonym | none | ||||
| Official Website | [ Province du Tshopo] | ||||
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Tshopo is a future province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country's constitution of 2005. It consists of a part of former Orientale province.
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[edit] Geography
It is situated north-east of the country on the Tshopo River, for which it is named.
[edit] History
From 1963-1966, the area was constituted as the province of Haut-Congo. It was remerged into Orientale, Congo in 1966 as, separately, the district of Tshopo and the city of Kisangani.
[edit] Government
[edit] Heads of government
[edit] First province
[edit] Presidents, later governors, of Haut-Congo
- Jun 1963 - 26 Jun 1963 Georges Grenfell (b. 1908)
- 26 Jun 1963 - 1964 Paul Isombuma
- 1964 - Aug 1964 François Aradjabu
- Aug 1964 - 5 Nov 1966 Jean Marie Alamazani
[edit] Tshopo District
- 14 September 2005 Maurice Tony Ngoy
[edit] Territories
Tshopo is divided into the following territories:
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