Kasaï Province

Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kasaï
Province du Kasaï (French)
Province du Kasaï
Official seal of Kasaï
Seal
Location of Kasaï
Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Created2015
Named forKasai River
CapitalTshikapa
Government
 • GovernorDieudonné Pieme Tutokot[1]
 • Vice-governorGaston Nkole Tshimuanga[1]
Area
 • Total95,631 km2 (36,923 sq mi)
 • Rank12th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total3,417,000
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 08
Official languageFrench
Regional languageTshiluba
Websitewww.kasai.cd

Kasaï is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï and Kasaï-Central provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province.[2] Kasaï was formed from the Kasaï district and the independently administered city of Tshikapa which became the capital of the new province.

There are 5 administrative territories within the province, which include:

  1. Dekese
  2. Ilebo
  3. Kamonia (Tshikapa)
  4. Luebo
  5. Mweka

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ngolela, Jackie (11 May 2019). "Kasaï : Dieudonné Pieme Tutokot Prend Le Baton De Commandement". LePotentielonline. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "RDC : le Kasaï-Occidental démembré". Radio Okapi (in French). 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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