Sud-Ubangi

Sud-Ubangi
Province du Sud-Ubangi
Zongo on the Ubangi river (August 1985)
Zongo on the Ubangi river (August 1985)
Location of Sud-Ubangi
Coordinates: 3°15′N 19°46′E / 3.250°N 19.767°E / 3.250; 19.767
Country DR Congo
Established2015 (2015)
Named forUbangi River
CapitalGemena
Government
 • GovernorJean Claude Mabenze
 • Vice-governorZéphyrin Zabusu
Area
 • Total51,648 km2 (19,941 sq mi)
Population
(2005 est.)
 • Total2,744,345
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 23
Official languageFrench, Lingala

Sud-Ubangi (French for "South Ubangi") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. It lies in the northwest of the country on the Ubangi River.

Sud-Ubangi, Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. Sud-Ubangi was formed from the Sud-Ubangi district and the independently administered city of Zongo. The town of Gemena was elevated to capital city of the new province.

Administration

The capital of Sud-Ubangi is the town of Gemena. The separately administered city of Zongo was to be capital of the new province.

The territories of the province are:



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