Tshopo, Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, and Ituri provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Orientale province.[2] Tshopo was formed from the Tshopo district and the independently administered city of Kisangani which retained its status as a provincial capital.
The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,829,700.[3]
History
From 1963 to 1966, the area was constituted as the province of Haut-Congo. It was merged into Orientale Province in 1966 as, separately, the District of Tshopo and the city of Kisangani.
The Presidents (later governors) of Haut-Congo were:
1963 – 26 June 1963: Georges Grenfell (b. 1908)
26 June 1963 – 1964: Paul Isombuma
1964 – August 1964: François Aradjabu
August 1964 – 5 Nov 1966: Jean Marie Alamazani
Provincial status was re-instated to Tshopo in 2015, being formed from Tshopo District and the city of Kisangani.[4]
Approximate correspondence between historical and current province
Approximate correspondence between historical and current province