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Plateaux District

Coordinates: 3°00′S 16°42′E / 3.0°S 16.7°E / -3.0; 16.7
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Plateaux District
Plateaux district of Bandundu province (2014)
Plateaux district of Bandundu province (2014)
Coordinates: 3°00′S 16°42′E / 3.0°S 16.7°E / -3.0; 16.7
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceBandundu
National languageLingala

The Plateaux District was a former district located in the current Mai-Ndombe Province, but until the 2015 repartitioning it was part of the former Bandundu Province.

Location

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The district lies on the east bank of the Congo River, just upriver from Kinshasa, with the Republic of the Congo to the west. The Kwah River separates the district into southern and northern halves .[1] This northern half is within the Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe area, the largest Wetland of International Importance in the world, recognized by the Ramsar Convention.[2]

Administrative divisions

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The Plateaux District included the following territory-level division units:

Territories

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Towns

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References

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  1. ^ X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  2. ^ "Logging concession different periods" (PDF). Institute for Environmental Security. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-28.