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{{short description|Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{About|the current province|the much larger pre-1963 province |History of the Kasai region}}
{{About|the current province|the much larger pre-1963 province |Kasaï (former province)}}

{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kasaï
| name = Kasaï
| native_name =
| native_name = <small>Province du Kasaï ([[French language|French]])</small>
| official_name = ''Province du Kasaï''
| official_name = ''Province du Kasaï''
| type = [[Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Province]]
| type = [[Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Province]]
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_seal = Emblem of Kasai Province.png
| image_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kasaï.svg
| image_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kasaï.svg
| mapsize =
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| area_rank = 12th
| area_rank = 12th
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Dieudonné Pieme Tutokot<ref name="LePot">{{cite news |last1=Ngolela |first1=Jackie |title=Kasaï : Dieudonné Pieme Tutokot Prend Le Baton De Commandement |url=http://lepotentielonline.net/2019/05/11/kasai-dieudonne-pieme-tutokot-prend-le-baton-de-commandement/ |accessdate=11 May 2019 |work=LePotentielonline |date=11 May 2019}}</ref>
| 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>
| leader_title1 = Vice-governor
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 = Gaston Nkole Tshimuanga<ref name="LePot" />
| leader_name1 =
| population_total = 3199891
| population_total = 3,417,000
| population_as_of = 2005 est.
| population_as_of = 2020 est.
| population_rank =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| utc_offset1 = +2
| utc_offset1 = +2
| website = {{URL|http://www.kasai.cd}}
| 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'''
}}
}}


'''Kasaï''' is one of the 21 new [[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 |accessdate=2 June 2020 |work=[[Radio Okapi]] |date=18 July 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813105351/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/18/rdc-le-kasai-occidental-demembre/ |archivedate=13 Aug 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.
'''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.

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


==See also==
==See also==
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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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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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