Tshuapa
Sign in to saveTshuapa 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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tshuapa
- Settlement.native_name
- Province de la Tshuapa (French)
- Settlement.type
- Province
- Settlement.image_skyline
- La_rivière_Lulilaka,_parc_national_de_Salonga,_2005.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Salonga National Park
- Settlement.image_seal
- File:Emblem of Tshuapa Province.png
- Settlement.image_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Tshuapa.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 2015
- Settlement.named_for
- Tshuapa River
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.seat
- Boende
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Official language
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
- French
- Settlement.blank1_name_sec1
- National language
- Settlement.blank1_info_sec1
- Lingala
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 132940
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- Location
- History
- Administrative areas
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
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.
== Location == thumb|right|upright=1.1|alt=Map of Tshuapa showing tree-cover loss years, with forest remaining since 2000 in green and loss years shaded yellow through purple.|Tree-cover loss year in Tshuapa, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset. The province is named for the Tshuapa River. It is situated in the north-west of the country, on the Congo River.