Kasaï-Central

Kasaï-Central is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Central and Kasaï provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province.[2] Kasaï-Central was formed from the Lulua district and the independently administered city of Kananga which retained its status as a provincial capital.

Kasaï-Central
Province du Kasaï Central
Coordinates: 5°54′S 22°27′E
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Created2015
CapitalKananga
Government
  GovernorAmbroise Kamukuny Mukinayi[lower-alpha 1]
Area
  Total59,111 km2 (22,823 sq mi)
Area rank19th
Population
 (2015)
  Total3,317,000
  Rank8th
  Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
Official languageFrench
National languageTshiluba
Websitekasaicentral.com
  1. Acting governor after the dismissal of Martin Kabuya Mulamba Kabitanga by the provincial assembly.[1]
Pineapple farming near Kananga

The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Luluabourg Province which existed in the early period after independance between 1963 and 1966.

See also

References

  1. Mukendi, Pierre Love (2 July 2020). "Kasaï Central : la police empêche l'accès au gouverneur déchu Martin Kabuya aux bureaux administratifs". LINTERVIEW.CD (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "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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