- Tshopo Province
Infobox DRCongo Province
country =Democratic Republic of the Congo
native_name = Province du Tshopo
common_name = Tshopo
capital =Kisangani
largest_city =
national_language =Kiswahili
population_density =
population_estimate = 2,614,630 [http://www.ucdp-info.com/presses_secu_al.htm]
governor =Maurice Tony Ngoy
(district administrator)
pop_year =
area = 199.567
area_scale =
districts =
cities =
demonym = none
website =
image_logo_size = NoneTshopo is a future province of the
Democratic Republic of Congo , according to the country's constitution of 2005. It consists of a part of formerOrientale province.Geography
It is situated north-east of the country on the
Tshopo River , for which it is named.History
From 1963-1966, the area was constituted as the province of Haut-Congo. It was remerged into
Orientale, Congo in 1966 as, separately, the district of Tshopo and the city of Kisangani.Government
Heads of government
First province
Presidents, later governors, of Haut-Congo
* Jun 1963 - 26 Jun 1963 Georges Grenfell (b. 1908)
* 26 Jun 1963 - 1964 Paul Isombuma
* 1964 - Aug 1964 François Aradjabu
* Aug 1964 - 5 Nov 1966 Jean Marie AlamazaniTshopo District
* 14 September 2005
Maurice Tony Ngoy Territories
Tshopo is divided into the following territories:
*Bafwasende
*Banalia
*Basoko
*Isangi
*Opala
*Ubundu
*Yahuma Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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