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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.
Gbadolite or Gbado-Lite (pronounced [ɡ͡badolite]) is the capital of Nord-Ubangi Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The town is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the Ubangi River at the border to the Central African Republic and 1,150 kilometres (710 mi) northeast of the national capital Kinshasa.
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
A map of Ubangi-Shari c. 1910 showing the location of Ft. de Possel in the southwestern corner of the colony.. Fort de Possel (French: Fort-de-Possel) was a French garrison and settlement in central Africa which served as the capital of Ubangi-Shari from February 11 to December 11 in 1906. [1]
Ubangi District and Bangala District were combined to form Congo-Ubangi District, the northern part of Coquilhatville Province. [3] Coquilhatville Province was renamed Équateur Province in 1947. [4] By 1954 Congo-Ubangi District had been divided into Ubangi District to the west and Mongala District to the east. [5]
Gbadolite is a commune of the city of Gbadolite, the capital of Nord-Ubangi province, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is located in the rainforest, about a dozen kilometers south of the banks of the Ubangi River. Gbado, as it is sometimes called, covers 11.2 km 2. This is one of three communes of the city of Gbadolite. [1] [2] [3]
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]