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{{short description|Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Context|date=October 2009}}
{{About|the current province|the much larger pre-1963 province |Kasaï (former province)}}
{{Infobox DRCongo Province
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|country = [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
|native_name = Province du Kasai
| name = Kasaï
| native_name = <small>Province du Kasaï ([[French language|French]])</small>
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|common_name = Kasai
|capital = [[Luebo]]
| official_name = ''Province du Kasaï''
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|population_estimate = 3,199,891 [http://www.ucdp-info.com/presses_secu_al.htm]
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|area = 95,631
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| established_title = Created
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| established_date = 2015
|demonym =
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| named_for = [[Kasai River]]
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| seat_type = Capital
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| seat = [[Tshikapa]]
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Regional language
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| area_total_km2 = 95631
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| area_rank = 12th
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Crispin Mukendi<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kindalo |first1=Diaris |title=Kasaï : Dieudonné Piemé cède le fauteuil de Gouverneur à Crispin Mukendi |url=https://actu7.cd/2024/06/28/kasai-dieudonne-pieme-cede-le-fauteuil-de-gouverneur-a-crispin-mukendi/ |access-date=29 June 2024 |work=Actu7.cd |date=28 June 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
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| population_total = 3,417,000
| population_as_of = 2020 est.
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| timezone1 = [[Central Africa Time]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.kasai.cd}}
| registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|License Plate Code]]
| registration_plate = {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} CGO / '''08'''
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'''Kasaï''' is one of the 21 [[provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] created in the [[Subdivisions of the DR Congo#New provinces|2015 repartitioning]]. Kasaï and [[Kasaï-Central]] provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former [[Kasaï-Occidental]] province.<ref>{{cite news |title=RDC : le Kasaï-Occidental démembré |url=https://www.radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/18/rdc-le-kasai-occidental-demembre |access-date=2 June 2020 |work=[[Radio Okapi]] |date=18 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813105351/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/18/rdc-le-kasai-occidental-demembre/ |archive-date=13 August 2015 |url-status=live |language=fr}}</ref> Kasaï was formed from the [[Kasaï District|Kasaï district]] and the independently administered city of [[Tshikapa]] which became the capital of the new province.
'''Kasai''' is a province in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. Prior to the 2006 Constitution, it formed part of the [[Kasai-Occidental]] province; its neighbor to the southeast, [[Lulua Province]], was also formed from Kasai-Occidental. It is also bordered by [[Kwango Province]] to the southwest, [[Sankuru Province]], [[Tshuapa Province]], [[Kwilu Province]], [[Mai-Ndombe Province]], and the nation of [[Angola]] in the south.


There are 5 administrative territories within the province, which include:
==City==
# [[Dekese Territory|Dekese]]
* [[Tshikapa]]
# [[Ilebo Territory|Ilebo]]
# [[Kamonia Territory|Kamonia]] (Tshikapa)
# [[Luebo Territory|Luebo]]
# [[Mweka Territory|Mweka]]


==Territories==
==See also==
* [[Dekese]]
* [[Kasai region]]
* [[Ilebo]]
* [[Kamwina Nsapu rebellion]]
* [[Kamonia]]
* [[Luebo]]
* [[Mweka, Democratic Republic of the Congo|Mweka]]


==References==
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{{reflist}}


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[[bg:Касаи]]
[[es:Kasaï]]
[[fr:Kasaï (province Constitution 2005)]]
[[kg:Kasayi (kizunga)]]
[[hu:Kasai tartomány]]
[[nl:Kasaï (provincie)]]
[[pl:Kasai (prowincja)]]
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[[sv:Kasaï (provins)]]
[[wa:Province do Kasai]]
[[war:Kasai (lalawigan)]]
[[zh:开赛省]]

Latest revision as of 18:23, 3 July 2024

This article is about the current province. For the much larger pre-1963 province, see Kasaï (former province).
Kasaï
Province du Kasaï (French)
Province
Province du Kasaï
Official seal of Kasaï
Seal
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 forKasai River
CapitalTshikapa
Government
 • GovernorCrispin Mukendi[1]
Area
 • Total
95,631 km2 (36,923 sq mi)
 • Rank12th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total
3,417,000
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 08
Official languageFrench
Regional languageTshiluba
Websitewww.kasai.cd

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

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References

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  1. ^ Kindalo, Diaris (28 June 2024). "Kasaï : Dieudonné Piemé cède le fauteuil de Gouverneur à Crispin Mukendi". Actu7.cd (in French). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  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.



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