Mongala

This article is about the current province. For the river, see Mongala River. For the former district, see Mongala District.
Mongala
Province de la Mongala (French)
Province
Location of Mongala
Coordinates: 02°09′N 21°31′E / 2.150°N 21.517°E / 2.150; 21.517
Country DR Congo
Established2015
Named forMongala River
CapitalLisala
Government
 • GovernorJean-Collins Makaka[1]
Area
 • Total
58,141 km2 (22,448 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total
2,114,100
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 18
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala

Mongala is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Mongala, Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province.[2] Mongala was formed from the Mongala District whose town of Lisala was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]

  1. ^ Yandimbe, Jonathan (3 July 2024). "MONGALA : Remise et reprise au Gouvernorat entre César Limbaya Mbangisa et Jean-Collins Makaka Pap'Ekaka". Agence Mongala Presse (AMOP) (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.