Lulua District

Lulua District (French: District de la Lulua) is a district located in the Kasai-Occidental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city of Kananga (formerly known as Luluabourg) is at the center of the district, but has a separate administration.

Location of Lulua District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lulua was to become one of 25 proposed provinces specified in the country's Constitution (effective 18 February 2006).[1] Lulua District would be combined with the city of Kananga to form the new province, and Kananga would be the capital.[2] This was completed in 2015, forming the new province of Kasaï-Central.[3]

Territories

The district is divided into five territories:

Former province

Luluabourg province was created in 1962 from Kasai province. It was incorporated into Kasai-Occidental in 1966 under the Mobutu regime. Presidents (from 1965, governors) of Luluabourg province were

  • September 1962 - September 1963 François Luakabwanga (1st time)
  • September 1963 - 25 September 1964 André Lubaya (d. 1968)
  • 25 September 1964 - December 1965 François Luakabwanga (2nd time)
  • January 1966 - 18 April 1966 Constantin Tshilumba
  • 18 April 1966 - 25 April 1966 François Luakabwanga (3rd time)
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References
  1. "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 2". Wikisource.
  2. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
  3. "RDC : le Kasaï-Occidental démembré". Radio Okapi (in French). 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 Aug 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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