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{{short description|Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
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{{About|the current province|the much larger pre-1963 province |Kasaï (former province)}}
{{Infobox DRCongo Province|
{{Infobox settlement
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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>
common_name= Kasai|
| official_name = ''Province du Kasaï''
capital= [[Luebo]]|
| type = [[Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Province]]
largest_city= |
| image_skyline =
national_language= [[Tshiluba]]|
| image_caption =
population_density= |
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| image_seal = Emblem of Kasai Province.png
governor= |
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| image_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kasaï.svg
pop_year= |
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| coordinates = {{coord|5|21|S|21|25|E|type:adm1st_region:CG|display=inline,title}}
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area= |
| subdivision_type = Country
area_scale= |
| subdivision_name = {{COD}}
districts= |
| established_title = Created
cities= |
| established_date = 2015
demonym= none|
website= |
| named_for = [[Kasai River]]
| seat_type = Capital
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image_flag= No image.pvg|
| seat = [[Tshikapa]]
image_logo= No image.pvg|
| seat1_type =
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| seat1 =
| blank_name_sec1 = Official language
| blank_info_sec1 = [[French language|French]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = Regional language
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Luba-Kasai language|Tshiluba]]
| area_total_km2 = 95631
| 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.
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| timezone1 = [[Central Africa Time]]
| utc_offset1 = +2
| 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.
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{{Democratic Republic of the Congo}}


There are 5 administrative territories within the province, which include:
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[[Category:Subdivisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
# [[Dekese Territory|Dekese]]
# [[Ilebo Territory|Ilebo]]
# [[Kamonia Territory|Kamonia]] (Tshikapa)
# [[Luebo Territory|Luebo]]
# [[Mweka Territory|Mweka]]


==See also==
[[es:Kasaï]]
* [[Kasai region]]
[[fr:Kasaï (province Constitution 2005)]]
* [[Kamwina Nsapu rebellion]]
[[pl:Kasaï]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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{{Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}


{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Kasaï Province| 01]]
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{{DRCongo-geo-stub}}

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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