Gbadolite | |
|---|---|
Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Gbadolite | |
 Aerial view of the town | |
  Gbadolite Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 4°17′N 21°01′E / 4.283°N 21.017°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Province | Nord-Ubangi |
| Zone (territoire) de Gbadolite | December 8, 1972[1] |
| Cité de Gbadolite | March 25, 1982[1] |
| Ville de Gbadolite | January 10, 1987[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André-Teddy Kapalata[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 462 m (1,516 ft) |
| Population (2015 estimate)[3] | |
• Total | 198,839 |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Am |
Gbadolite or Gbado-Lite (pronounced [ɡ͡badolite]) is the capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Ubangi River at the border to the Central African Republic and 1,150 kilometres (710 mi) northeast of the national capital Kinshasa. Gbadolite was the ancestral home and residence of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, later self-styled as Mobutu Sese Seko where airport, colleges, malls, supermarkets and libraries were built by the President in a program of modernization. Gbadolite is where Mobutu led the summit that would produce the Gbadolite Declaration, a short lived ceasefire in the Angolan Civil War, in 1989.
- ^ a b c d "Villes de RD Congo - Gbado-Lite" (in French). MONUC. 2006-05-29. Archived from the original on 2006-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ Kapalata, André-Teddy (1 April 2023). "L'invité". Journal Francais (Interview) (in French) (7 and 8 am ed.). Gbadolite: Radio Okapi. 14:09 minutes in. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Ville de Gbadolite". CAID. Retrieved 5 August 2019.