Équateur is one of the 21 newest provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created by the 2015 repartitioning . The provinces of Équateur, Mongala , Nord-Ubangi , Sud-Ubangi , and Tshuapa are the result of the division of the former Équateur province. The current province was formed from the Équateur district and the independently administered city of Mbandaka which retained its status as a provincial capital.
4-676: Bolomba Territory is an administrative area in Équateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The headquarters is the town of Bolomba . It is located northeast of the provincial capital of Mbandaka . Its main waterway is the Ikelemba River which is navigable down to the Congo River . The territory of Bolomba was included in the Équateur District when the Congo Free State
8-656: Is subject to either regular annual inundation or flooding in wet years. Bolomba is primarily inhabited by Bantu tribes of the Mongo and the western branch of the Ngombe ( water-people ), with some dependent pygmy communities known as "Balumbe". The Mongo there are divided into the Eleku and the Baenga. The predominant languages are Lomongo and Lingombe . The primary occupation is fishing. Province of %C3%89quateur The 2020 population
12-473: Was established, annexed by Belgium in 1908, and passed into Équateur Province in 1917. In the reorganizations of 1962, 1966 and 2015 it remained in the core Équateur area. Bolomba Territory is divided into five administrative divisions or "sectors": The Bolomba Territory is mainly evergreen deciduous forest, except where it has been clear-cut. The area is low-lying with respect to the Ikelemba River and
16-497: Was estimated to be 1,856,000. The province of Équateur created in 1917 was much larger than today. Over time it went through a number of border and name changes. Under Article 2 of the 2006 Constitution it was to assume its current boundaries, but administratively they were not finalized until 2015. The province consists of eight administrative subdivisions, one of which is the provincial capital, Mbandaka; and seven of which are territories : This Democratic Republic of
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