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 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language |
Blank Info Sec1: | French |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | National language |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Swahili |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Non-national language |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Kiluba |
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]
Haut-Lomami is divided into 5 territories.