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Main article: Subdivisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Article 2 of the 2005 Congolese Constitution, which came into effect on 18 February 2006, specifies twenty-five new provinces while retaining the capital city/province of Kinshasa. This new territorial organization is to take effect within thirty-six months of the new constitution's promulgation, i.e. by 18 February 2009.

The DRC's twenty-five provinces and capital city Kinshasa.

	Province	Capital
1.	Kinshasa	Kinshasa
2.	Kongo central	Matadi
3.	Kwango	Kenge
4.	Kwilu	Kikwit
5.	Mai-Ndombe	Inongo
6.	Kasaï	Luebo
7.	Lulua	Kananga
8.	Kasaï oriental	Mbuji-Mayi
9.	Lomami	Kabinda
10.	Sankuru	Lodja
11.	Maniema	Kindu
12.	Sud-Kivu	Bukavu
13.	Nord-Kivu	Goma

	Province	Capital
14.	Ituri	Bunia
15.	Haut-Uele	Isiro
16.	Tshopo	Kisangani
17.	Bas-Uele	Buta
18.	Nord-Ubangi	Gbadolite
19.	Mongala	Lisala
20.	Sud-Ubangi	Gemena
21.	Équateur	Mbandaka
22.	Tshuapa	Boende
23.	Tanganyika	Kalemie
24.	Haut-Lomami	Kamina
25.	Lualaba	Kolwezi
26.	Haut-Katanga	Lubumbashi

[edit] Provinces prior to 2009

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