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Mongala is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Mongala, Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. Mongala was formed from the Mongala District whose town of Lisala was elevated to capital city of the new province.

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Settlement.name
Mongala
Settlement.native_name
Province de la Mongala (French)
Settlement.type
Province
Settlement.image_skyline
Résidence Mobutu.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Ruins of the residence of former president Mobutu Sese Seko at Lisala.
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Mongala.png
Settlement.image_map
Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Mongala.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
2015
Settlement.named_for
Mongala River
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Lisala
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Official language
Settlement.blank_info_sec1
French
Settlement.blank1_name_sec1
National language
Settlement.blank1_info_sec1
Lingala
Settlement.area_total_km2
58141

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Population
2114100
Area
58141
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Mongala is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Mongala, Équateur, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, and Tshuapa provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur province. Mongala was formed from the Mongala District whose town of Lisala was elevated to capital city of the new province.

==Location== thumb|right|upright=1.1|alt=Map of Mongala showing tree-cover loss years, with forest remaining since 2000 in green and loss years shaded yellow through purple.|Tree-cover loss year in Mongala, 2001-2024, from the Global Forest Change dataset. Mongala is located at the northwest of the country on the Congo River, and borders the provinces of Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Nord-Ubangi, Sud-Ubangi, Équateur and Tshuapa. It is divided into three territories: Bongandanga Bumba, major town and site of a former secessionist state (1963) in the province. Lisala

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