Provinces
The Congo is divided into twenty-five provinces and one independent city (Kinshasa). Before the constitution was approved in February 2006, there were ten provinces plus Kinshasa. The present provinces are:
- Kinshasa
- Kongo central
- Kwango
- Kwilu
- Mai-Ndombe
- Kasaï
- Lulua
- Kasaï Oriental
- Lomami
- Sankuru
- Maniema
- Sud-Kivu
- Nord-Kivu
- Ituri
- Haut-Uele
- Tshopo
- Bas-Uele
- Nord-Ubangi
- Mongala
- Sud-Ubangi
- Équateur
- Tshuapa
- Tanganyika
- Haut-Lomami
- Lualaba
- Haut-Katanga
The provinces are divided into 129 territories.
