Haut-Lomami Explained

Haut-Lomami
Native Name:Province du Haut-Lomami (French)
Mkoa wa Lomami Juu (Swahili)
Type:Province
Coordinates:-8.7333°N 83°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Established
Named For:Lomami River
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Kamina
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Blank Info Sec1:French
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Blank1 Info Sec1:Swahili
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Area Total Km2:108204
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Isabelle Yumba Kalenga[1]
Population Total:3,662,800
Population As Of:2020 est.
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Registration Plate Type:License Plate Code
Registration Plate: CGO / 05

Haut-Lomami (French for "Upper Lomami") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Lomami, Haut-Katanga, Lualaba, and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Katanga province.[2] Haut-Lomami was formed from the Haut-Lomami district whose town of Kamina was elevated to capital city of the new province.[3]

Territories

Haut-Lomami is divided into 5 territories.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Atibu . Gédéon . Haut-Lomami : Ensemble de Katumbi frappe à la porte de la Gouverneure de province pour un poste ministériel . 23 June 2022 . Iweb Magazine . 23 June 2022 . fr . 23 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220623061234/https://iwebrdc.com/haut-lomami-ensemble-de-katumbi-frappe-a-la-porte-de-la-gouverneure-de-province-pour-un-poste-ministeriel/ . live .
  2. News: Le Katanga officiellement démembré en quatre nouvelles provinces . 8 June 2020 . . 16 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150719010441/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/16/le-katanga-officiellement-demembre-en-quatre-nouvelles-provinces/ . 19 July 2015 . live . fr.
  3. Web site: Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo . Statiods.com . 2012-01-24 . 2012-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205175352/http://www.statoids.com/ucd.html . live .