Lomami Province
Lomami | |
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Province de Lomami | |
Coordinates: 06°08′S 24°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°ECoordinates: 06°08′S 24°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°E | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Kasai region |
Established | 2015 |
Named for | Lomami River |
Capital | Kabinda |
Largest city | Mwene Ditu |
Government | |
• Governor | Sylvain Lubamba Mayombo[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 56,426 km2 (21,786 sq mi) |
Area rank | 22nd |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,048,839 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | French |
• National | Tshiluba |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
Website | provincelomami |
Lomami is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Lomami, Kasaï-Oriental, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province.[2] Lomami was formed from the Kabinda district and the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu. The town of Kabinda was elevated to capital city of the new province.
See also[]
Kasai region
References[]
- ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "RDC : le Kasaï-Oriental éclate en trois nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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