Kasaï Province

Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
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Kasaï
Province du Kasaï (French)
Province du Kasaï
Official seal of Kasaï
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

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References[edit]

  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.