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Nord-Ubangi

Nord-Ubangi
Province du Nord-Ubangi (French)
Location of Nord-Ubangi
Coordinates: 4°17′N 21°1′E / 4.283°N 21.017°E / 4.283; 21.017
Country DR Congo
Established2015 (2015)
Named afterUbangi River
CapitalGbadolite
Government
  GovernorJean Bosco Kotongo[1]
Area
  Total
56,644 km2 (21,870 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
  Total
1,542,500
  Density27.231/km2 (70.529/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
  NativeNgbandiMbakaPagibeteNgombeFuruBanda • Banziri
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 20
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala

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.[2]

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.

Administration

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Map of Nord-Ubangi showing tree-cover loss years, with forest remaining since 2000 in green and loss years shaded yellow through purple.
Tree-cover loss year in Nord-Ubangi, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset.

The capital is the city of Gbadolite.[3] It is divided into four territories:

References

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  1. Mpanzu Tene, Michel (20 May 2025). "Nord-Ubangi : le Gouverneur Jean Bosco KOTONGO entre officiellement en fonction". Focus Actualite (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  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.