Kasaï Province

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. Kasaï was formed from the Kasaï district and the independently administered city of Tshikapa which became the capital of the new province.

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
Seal
Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Created2015
Named forKasai River
CapitalTshikapa
Government
 • GovernorDieudonné Pieme Tutokot
 • Vice-governorGaston Nkole Tshimuanga
Area
 • Total95,631 km2 (36,923 sq mi)
 • Rank12th
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total3,417,000
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate Code CGO / 08
Official languageFrench
Regional languageTshiluba
Websitewww.kasai.cd

There are 5 administrative territories within the province, which include:

  1. Dekese
  2. Ilebo
  3. Kamonia (Tshikapa)
  4. Luebo
  5. Mweka
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