Tshopo is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning . It is situated in the north central part of the country on the Tshopo River , for which it is named.
2-465: Tshopo, Bas-Uele , Haut-Uele , and Ituri provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province. Tshopo was formed from the Tshopo district and the independently administered city of Kisangani which retained its status as a provincial capital. The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,829,700. From 1963 to 1966, the area was constituted as the province of Haut-Congo . It
4-472: Was merged into Orientale Province in 1966 as, separately, the District of Tshopo and the city of Kisangani. The Presidents (later governors) of Haut-Congo were: Provincial status was re-instated to Tshopo in 2015, being formed from Tshopo District and the city of Kisangani. The provincial capital is the city of Kisangani. Territories are: Bas-Uele Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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