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Ubangi Province (1962−1966) was a former province in the north of Zaire, formed from a division of the first Équateur Province. [ 1 ] It was then reincorporated into Équateur Province in 1966.
Ubangi District is shown on maps of 1910, 1912 and 1926 with somewhat different boundaries on each map. [4] Équateur Province was created in 1917. [5]As of 1926 the province included the districts of Ubangi, Bangala, Lulonga, Équateur and Lac Léopold II.
Ubangi Province (1962−1966), in the north of Zaire, now Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Ubangi River, tributary of the Congo River in Africa; Ubangi-Shari, a French colony which became the Central African Republic
The Upper Ubangi was a separate colony from 13 July 1894 until 10 December 1899, at which time it was folded back into the French Congo. The Upper Shari region was established as part of the French Congo on 5 September 1900. [1] That same year the Company of the Upper Ubangi Sultanates took over 140,000 km 2 of Upper Ubangi as a concession. [2]
Coquilhatville Province was renamed Équateur Province in 1947. By 1954 it had again been divided into Equateur, Tshuapa, Mongala, Ubangi. [3] Mongala and Ubangi roughly corresponded to the former Bangala and Ubangi districts that made up Congo-Ubangi District. Today the region is divided into the Mongala, Nord-Ubangi and Sud-Ubangi provinces.
Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017). [2] The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007. Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory.
Bangui (French pronunciation:; or Bangui in Sango, formerly written Bangui in English) is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic.It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (French: Oubangui); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, [2] which ...
The provinces of Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa are the result of the division of the former Équateur province. [2] The current province was formed from the Équateur district and the independently administered city of Mbandaka which retained its status as a provincial capital. The 2020 population was estimated to be ...