- Équateur
Infobox DRCongo Province
country =Democratic Republic of the Congo
native_name = Province de l'Équateur
common_name = Équateur
capital =Mbandaka
largest_city =Mbandaka
national_language =Lingala
population_density = 11.92
population_estimate = 4,820,000
governor = José Makila Sumanda
pop_year = 1998
area = 403,292
area_scale = 11
districts = 5
cities = 3
website =
image_flag_size = None
image_logo_size = None
demonym = EquatorianEquateur is a former
province of theDemocratic Republic of Congo . It is in the north of the country, and bordered theRepublic of the Congo to the west, theCentral African Republic to the north, to the east the province of Orientale, and to the south the provinces ofKasai-Oriental ,Kasai-Occidental , andBandundu . The provincial capital wasMbandaka , a city on theCongo River .Following the promulgation of the 2006 Constitution, Equateur was divided into the following provinces:
* Nord-Ubangi
* Mongala
* Sud-Ubangi
* Tshuapa
* EquateurProvinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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