Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were specified in Article 2[1] of the 2005 Congolese Constitution,[2] which came into effect on 18 February 2006. There would be twenty-five new provinces while retaining the capital city/province of Kinshasa. This new territorial organization was scheduled to take effect within thirty-six months of the new constitution's promulgation. It did not.
Plans and delays
The 18 February 2006 constitution planned to convert many of the districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo into provinces under a decentralization program. However, progress was slow.[3] In October 2007 the Minister for Decentralization, Denis Kalume Numbi, presented a bill for Decentralization in the National Assembly. The subsequent debate turned up a variety of issues that first had to be addressed with changes to related laws.[4] In an October 2010 conclave of the ruling AMP coalition, it was proposed to revise Article 226, which calls for the creation of 26 provinces out of the current 11, in order to allow more time for the transition.[5] In September 2011 the position of "Minister of Decentralization" was abolished.[6] On 9 January 2015 the National Assembly passed a law on new administrative division of country, according to which new provinces should be installed in period of 12 months.[7]
Proposed provinces
Technically if the constitution had been implemented strictly in accordance with the agreements, the provinces listed below would have come into effect no later than 2009.
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Map# | Proposed province | Proposed capital | Current province |
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1. | Kinshasa (city-province) | Kinshasa | Kinshasa |
2. | Kongo Central | Matadi | Bas-Congo |
3. | Kwango | Kenge | Bandundu |
4. | Kwilu | Kikwit | Bandundu |
5. | Mai-Ndombe | Inongo | Bandundu |
6. | Kasaï | Luebo | Kasai-Occidental |
7. | Kasai-Central | Kananga | Kasai-Occidental |
8. | Kasai-Oriental | Mbuji-Mayi | Kasai-Oriental |
9. | Lomami | Kabinda | Kasai-Oriental |
10. | Sankuru | Lodja | Kasai-Oriental |
11. | Maniema | Kindu | Maniema |
12. | South Kivu | Bukavu | Sud-Kivu |
13. | North Kivu | Goma | Nord-Kivu |
14. | Ituri | Bunia | Orientale |
15. | Haut-Uele | Isiro | Orientale |
16. | Tshopo | Kisangani | Orientale |
17. | Bas-Uele | Buta | Orientale |
18. | Nord-Ubangi | Gbadolite | Équateur |
19. | Mongala | Lisala | Équateur |
20. | Sud-Ubangi | Gemena | Équateur |
21. | Équateur | Mbandaka | Équateur |
22. | Tshuapa | Boende | Équateur |
23. | Tanganyika | Kalemie | Katanga |
24. | Haut-Lomami | Kamina | Katanga |
25. | Lualaba | Kolwezi | Katanga |
26. | Haut-Katanga | Lubumbashi | Katanga |
Note: Cities shown in bold are also capitals of the current provinces. Bandundu is the only city that would not remain a provincial capital when the proposed new provinces are implemented.
See also
References
- ↑ Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo - Wikisource
- ↑ http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_de_la_R%C3%A9publique_d%C3%A9mocratique_du_Congo
- ↑ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ↑ "La décentralisation dans l'impasse". Le Potentiel. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ↑ JASON STEARNS (October 12, 2010). "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ Alex Engwete (September 12, 2011). "Limited cabinet reshuffle". Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ↑ L’Assemblée nationale adopte les lois relatives aux limites des provinces en RDC