Tanganyika Province
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For the British colony, see Tanganyika (territory). For the sovereign state that existed from 1961 until 1964, see Tanganyika (1961–1964). For the former district, see Tanganika District.
Tanganyika (Jimbo la Tanganyika, in Swahili) is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tanganyika, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami and Lualaba provinces are the result of the splitting up of the former Katanga province.[1] Tanganyika was formed from the Tanganyika district whose town of Kalemie was elevated to capital city of the new province.
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Tanganyika
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Coordinates: 6.69°S 28.07°E / -6.69; 28.07 | |
Country | DR Congo |
Established | 2015 (2015) |
Named for | Lake Tanganyika |
Capital | Kalemie |
Government | |
• Governor | Julie Ngungwa Mwayuma |
Area | |
• Total | 134,940 km2 (52,100 sq mi) |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 3,062,000 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
License Plate Code | CGO / 24 |
Official language | French |
National language | Kiswahili |
Website | tanganyika |
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The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Nord-Katanga province that existed in the early period of post-colonial Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1962 and 1966.