Équateur Province

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Province de l'Équateur
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(Provincial flag) (Provincial Seal)
Map of the Dem. Rep. of the Congo highlighting the Province of Equateur
Country Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Mbandaka
Largest city
National language Lingala
Land area¹ km²
Governor [[]]
Population


Density		 1,626,606 [1]
(est. )

/km²
Districts
Cities
Demonym none
Official Website [ Province de l'Équateur]
Territorial Organisation - Cities

Équateur is one of the 25 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the 2006 Constitution. Along with the provinces of Nord-Ubangi, Mongala, Sud-Ubangi and Tshuapa, it was formed from the pre-2006 province of Équateur.

[edit] History

The post-2006 Équateur province is itself a former province known as Cuvette-Centrale, having first separated from the former Équateur region in 1962. Léon Engulu served as the only president (later, governor) of Cuvette-Centrale from 1962-1966, when the province was reincorporated into the recreated Équateur province by the Mobutu regime.



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