Nord-Ubangi (French for "North Ubangi") is one of the 21 newest provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning . Nord-Ubangi, Équateur , Mongala , Sud-Ubangi , and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province.
5-783: The province is located in the northwestern part of the country on the Ubangi River and was formed from the Nord-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of Gbadolite which became the capital of the new province. The capital is the city of Gbadolite . It is divided into four territories: This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ubangi River The Ubangi River ( /( j ) uː ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ i / ; Swahili : Mto Ubangi ; French : Fleuve Oubangui ; Dutch : Mubangi Stroom ), also spelled Oubangui ,
10-694: Is a river in Central Africa , and the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River . It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou (mean annual discharge 1,350 m /s) and Uele Rivers (mean annual discharge 1,550 m /s) and flows west, forming the border between Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Subsequently, the Ubangi bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui ,
15-594: Is believed that the Ubangi's upper reaches originally flowed into the Chari River and Lake Chad before being captured by the Congo in the early Pleistocene. Together with the Congo River, it provides an important transport artery for river boats between Bangui and Brazzaville . From its source to 100 km (62 mi) below Bangui, the Ubangi defines the boundary between the Central African Republic and
20-677: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Thereafter, it forms the boundary between the DRC and the Republic of Congo until it empties into the Congo River. In the 1960s, a plan was proposed to divert waters from the Ubangi to the Chari River . According to the plan, named Transaqua, the water from the Ubangi would revitalize Lake Chad and provide a livelihood in fishing and enhanced agriculture to tens of millions of central Africans and Sahelians . Inter-basin water transfer schemes were proposed in
25-822: The capital of the CAR, after which it flows south – forming the border between the DRC and the Republic of the Congo . The Ubangi finally joins the Congo River at Liranga. The Ubangi's length is about 1,060 km (660 mi). Its total length with the Uele, its longest tributary, is 2,270 km (1,410 mi). The Ubangi's drainage basin is about 651,915 km (251,706 sq mi). Mean annual discharge at mouth 5,936 m /s . Its discharge at Bangui ranges from about 800 m /s (28,000 cu ft/s) to 11,000 m /s (390,000 cu ft/s), with an average flow of about ~4,000 m /s (140,000 cu ft/s). It
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