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.
3-825: Ingende is a town in the Province of Équateur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the headquarters of Ingende Territory . Ingende is on the south shore of the Ruki River just downstream of the confluence of the Momboyo River and the Busira River . The nearby Ingende Airport (FZEI) has a 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) runway. The N8 highway passes through the town, crossing the Ruki River by ferry. The Ingende Territory stretches to
6-399: 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 the Congo location article is
9-577: The south and east of Ingende, bounded by the Busira River to the north and the Salonga River to the northeast. The Luilaka River (called the Momboyo River in its lower section) flows through the center of the territory. Province of %C3%89quateur The 2020 population was estimated to be 1,856,000. The province of Équateur created in 1917 was much larger than today. Over time it went through
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