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Kasaï_Province Latitude and Longitude:

5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
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Kasaï
Province du Kasaï ( French)
Province du Kasaï
Official seal of Kasaï
Location of Kasaï
Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Created2015
Named for Kasai River
Capital Tshikapa
Government
 • GovernorDieudonné Pieme Tutokot [1]
 • Vice-governorGaston Nkole Tshimuanga [1]
Area
 • Total95,631 km2 (36,923 sq mi)
 • Rank12th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total3,417,000
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 ( Central Africa Time)
License Plate Code Democratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 08
Official language French
Regional language Tshiluba
Website www.kasai.cd

Kasaï is one of the 21 new 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

References

  1. ^ a b Ngolela, Jackie (11 May 2019). "Kasaï : Dieudonné Pieme Tutokot Prend Le Baton De Commandement". LePotentielonline. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "RDC : le Kasaï-Occidental démembré". Radio Okapi (in French). 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.