Mongala District

Coordinates: 02°09′N 021°31′E / 2.150°N 21.517°E / 2.150; 21.517

Mongala District
District

Location of Mongala District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Équateur

Mongala District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mongala was to become one of 25 proposed provinces specified in the country's Constitution of 18 February 2006, to take effect no later than February 2009.[1] As of October 2010, this had not taken place.[2]

Location

Mongala is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo River, and borders the districts of Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Équateur and Tshuapa. It is divided into three territories:

The capital of Mongala District is the town of Lisala.[3] The district includes the village of Yambuku.

Former province

From 1963–1966, Mongala was a province known as Moyen-Congo, but it was reintegrated into Équateur province under Mobutu. Presidents (later governors) of the Moyen-Congo province were:

References

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