Equateur, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equateur is one of 26 primary administrative regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo with a population of approximately 7,500,000 people.

Facts and figures on Equateur at a glance

Region name: Equateur (Province de l’Équateur)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 7,500,000 people
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Continent: Africa

The regional headquarters of Equateur (Province de l’Équateur) is located in the regional capital Mbandaka (Mbandaka) with a population of 184,185 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Equateur's regional capital Mbandaka to Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital Kinshasa (Kinshasa) is approximately 585 km (364 mi).

Facts and figures about Equateur
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Equateur Province de l’Équateur7,500,000 peopleMbandaka Mbandaka184,185 people

Compare with other regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Map of Equateur

Map of Equateur

Information on Equateur

Information on Equateur
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Equateur Province de l’ÉquateurMbandaka Mbandaka8Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica

Time in Equateur

Time in Equateur
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 2:31am (02:31h)NoSat, 20 Apr 2024 - 2:31am (02:31h)UTC +1.0Africa/Kinshasa

Geographic coordinates of Equateur

Latitude & Longitude of Equateur
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map0°12'00.0"N (0.2000000°)18°55'60.0"E (18.9333300°)

Subregions in Equateur

There are 8 administrative subregions in Equateur.
Subregions in Equateur
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Basankusu Basankusu1.---
Bikoro Bikoro2.---
Bolomba Bolomba3.---
Bomongo Bomongo4.---
Ingende Ingende5.---
Lukolela Lukolela6.---
Makanza Makanza7.---
Mbandaka Mbandaka8.-Mbandaka Mbandaka184,185

External sources of information on Equateur

Equateur on Wikipedia