Équateur Province Province de l'Équateur |
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Province | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Capital | Mbandaka |
Largest city | Mbandaka |
Government | |
• Governor | Tony Cassius Bolamba |
Area | |
• Total | 103,902 km2 (40,117 sq mi) |
Area rank | 11th |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 1,626,606 |
• Rank | 22nd |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Equatorian |
Official language | French |
National language | Lingala |
Website | equateur.cd |
Équateur Province is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specified under Article 2 of the country's 2006 Constitution.
The new province was finally created in 2015 from Équateur District and the independently administered city of Mbandaka. Both were part of the larger pre-2015 former Équateur province.