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Province of Équateur
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<p>Équateur is one of the 21 newest <a href="/facts/Provinces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo/GhGqfews">provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> created by the <a href="/facts/Subdivisions_of_the_DR_Congo/67EuJKyg">2015 repartitioning</a>. The provinces of Équateur, <a href="/facts/Mongala/dBF8BuFE">Mongala</a>, <a href="/facts/Nord-Ubangi/VTJC7aDq">Nord-Ubangi</a>, <a href="/facts/Sud-Ubangi/ph5G9SGA">Sud-Ubangi</a>, and <a href="/facts/Tshuapa/cXN1bPMW">Tshuapa</a> are the result of the division of the <a href="/facts/%C3%89quateur_(former_province)/BPpoHpTV">former Équateur</a> province. The current province was formed from the <a href="/facts/%C3%89quateur_District/aWUL7X1R">Équateur district</a> and the independently administered city of <a href="/facts/Mbandaka/qpnBVWHa">Mbandaka</a> which retained its status as a provincial capital. </p><p>The 2020 population was estimated to be 1,856,000. </p>