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Map of the Belgian Congo, 1914. This is a list of place names of towns and cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which were subsequently changed after the end of Belgian colonial rule. Place names of the colonial era tended to have two versions, one in French and one in Dutch, reflecting the two main languages of Belgium. Many of these ...
List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines; List of renamed streets in Metro Manila Russia — List of renamed cities and towns in Russia Tajikistan — List of renamed cities in Tajikistan Turkey. Place name changes in Turkey Turkmenistan — List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan Uzbekistan — List of renamed cities in ...
This is a list of renamed places in the Republic of the Congo. Cities. Ncouna → Brazzaville (1884) Dolisie → Loubomo (1975) → Dolisie (1991)
Name Population (2010 est.) [1] Coordinates [1] Province Former name Aba: Orientale: Aketi: 40,507: Orientale: Ango: 8,381: Orientale: Aru: 29,801: Orientale ...
Together with the four unsplit provinces—Bas-Congo (renamed Kongo Central), Maniema, Nord-Kivu, and Sud-Kivu—they make up the twenty-five provinces listed in Article 2 of the Constitution. [3] [4] Under the old organization the six former provinces were divided into districts and cities. The districts were further divided into territories.
This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province. The group has taken control of vast swathes of eastern DR Congo since 2021, forcing ...
This is a list of cities and towns whose names were officially changed at one or more points in history. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time. It does not include gradual changes in spelling that took place over long periods of time.
The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions Kingston, capital of Jamaica Montego Bay The following definitions have been used: City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designation; Kingston when first incorporated in 1802 reflecting its early importance over the then capital Spanish Town ...