Tshuapa is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning . Tshuapa, Équateur , Mongala , Nord-Ubangi , and Sud-Ubangi provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. Tshuapa was formed from the Tshuapa District whose town of Boende was elevated to capital city of the new province.
3-667: Boende is a city and capital of Tshuapa Province , lying on the Tshuapa River , in the Democratic Republic of Congo . It is a river port with riverboats sailing to Kinshasa via Mbandaka and is also home to an airport . As of 2009, it had an estimated population of 36,158. The national language used locally is Lingala . Boende was captured by mercenaries during the Simba rebellion in January 1964. This battle
6-607: The Tshuapa River . It is situated in the north-west of the country, on the Congo River . 1926.01.28 as Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatville / de Coquilhatville (Latin). Having gained territory from the same Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers); it became the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro. Territorial components are: This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article
9-456: Was documented in the Mondo documentary Africa Addio . Boende has an equatorial tropical rainforest climate ( Köppen Af ) and is hot, humid and wet all year round without pronounced variations in temperature or rainfall. This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tshuapa Province The province is named for
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