Kasaï Province Explained

Kasaï
Native Name:Province du Kasaï (French)
Official Name:Province du Kasaï
Type:Province
Coordinates:-5.35°N 46°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Created
Established Date:2015
Named For:Kasai River
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Tshikapa
Blank Name Sec1:Official language
Blank Info Sec1:French
Blank1 Name Sec1:Regional language
Blank1 Info Sec1:Tshiluba
Area Total Km2:95631
Area Rank:12th
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Crispin Mukendi[1]
Population Total:3,417,000
Population As Of:2020 est.
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset1:+2
Registration Plate Type:License Plate Code
Registration Plate: CGO / 08

Kasaï is one of the 21 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kindalo . Diaris . Kasaï : Dieudonné Piemé cède le fauteuil de Gouverneur à Crispin Mukendi . 29 June 2024 . Actu7.cd . 28 June 2024 . fr.
  2. News: RDC : le Kasaï-Occidental démembré . 2 June 2020 . . 18 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150813105351/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/18/rdc-le-kasai-occidental-demembre/ . 13 August 2015 . live . fr.