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{{short description|Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{about|the current province|the river|Tshuapa River|the former district|Tshuapa District}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                = Tshuapa
| native_name         = <small>Province de la Tshuapa ([[French language|French]])</small>
| official_name       =
| type                = [[Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Province]]
| image_skyline       = La_rivière_Lulilaka,_parc_national_de_Salonga,_2005.jpg
| image_caption       = [[Salonga National Park]]
| image_flag          =
| image_seal          = File:Emblem of Tshuapa Province.png
| image_map           = Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Tshuapa.svg
| mapsize             =
| coordinates         = {{coord|00|44|S|19|12|E|type:adm1st_region:CG|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type    = Country
| subdivision_name    = {{flag|DR Congo}}
| established_title   = Established
| established_date    = 2015
| named_for           = [[Tshuapa River]]
| seat_type           = Capital
| seat                = [[Boende]]
| seat1_type          =
| seat1               =
| blank_name_sec1     = Official language
| blank_info_sec1     = [[French language|French]]
| blank1_name_sec1    = [[Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|National language]]
| blank1_info_sec1    = [[Lingala]]
| area_total_km2      = 132940
| leader_title        = Governor
| leader_name         = Armand Yambe<ref>{{cite news |title=Tshuapa: les ressortissants veulent faire de la province un pilier du développement durable en Afrique centrale |url=https://drcactu.cd/2024/08/31/tshuapa-les-ressortissants-veulent-faire-de-la-province-un-pilier-du-developpement-durable-en-afrique-centrale/ |access-date=1 September 2024 |work=DRCActu.cd |date=31 August 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
| population_total    = 1,944,500
| population_as_of    = 2020 est.
| population_density_km2  = auto
| population_demonym  =
| timezone1           = [[West Africa Time|WAT]]
| utc_offset1         = +1
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|License Plate Code]]
| registration_plate      = {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} CGO / '''26'''
| website             = https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064006181735
}}
'''Tshuapa''' is one of the 21 [[provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] created in the [[Subdivisions of the DR Congo#New provinces|2015 repartitioning]]. Tshuapa, [[Équateur Province|Équateur]], [[Mongala]], [[Nord-Ubangi]], and [[Sud-Ubangi]] provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the [[Équateur (former province)|former Équateur]] province.<ref>{{cite news |title=Découpage territorial : procédures d'installation de nouvelles provinces |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/13/decoupage-territorial-procedures-dinstallation-de-nouvelles-provinces |accessdate=5 June 2020 |work=[[Radio Okapi]] |date=13 July 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719082607/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/13/decoupage-territorial-procedures-dinstallation-de-nouvelles-provinces/ |archivedate=19 July 2015 |url-status=live |language=fr}}</ref>  Tshuapa was formed from the [[Tshuapa District]] whose town of [[Boende]] was elevated to capital city of the new province.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ucd.html |title=Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo |publisher=Statiods.com}}</ref>
== Location ==
The province is named for the [[Tshuapa River]]. It is situated in the north-west of the country, on the [[Congo River]].
== History ==
* Tshuapa was previously administered as a district as part of Équateur province.
* On 1924.02.11, the Catholic mission established the [[Apostolic Prefecture of Tsuapa]] here, on territory split off from the then [[Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers]]. Later, it was renamed on
1926.01.28 as Apostolic Prefecture of Coquilhatville / de Coquilhatville (Latin). Having gained territory from the same Apostolic Vicariate of Nouvelle-Anvers); it became the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mbandaka-Bikoro.
== Administrative areas ==
Territorial components are:
* [[Befale Territory|Befale]]
* [[Boende Territory|Boende]]
* [[Bokungu Territory|Bokungu]]
* [[Djolu Territory|Djolu]]
* [[Ikela Territory|Ikela]]
* [[Monkoto Territory|Monkoto]]
==Notable residents==
{{see also|Category:People from Tshuapa|}}
* [[Guy Loando Mboyo]]
* [[Ambroise Boimbo]]
* [[Justin Marie Bomboko]]
== See also ==
* [[Tsuapa Red Colobus]] (Primate Species)
== References ==
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