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Kasaï Province du Kasaï (French)
Province
Province du Kasaï
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Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Created	2015
Named for	Kasai River
Capital	Tshikapa
Government
• Governor	Crispin Mukendi
Area
• Total	95,631 km (36,923 sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Population
• Total	3,417,000
• Density	36/km (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
License Plate Code	CGO / 08
Official language	French
Regional language	Tshiluba
Website	www.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. 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

• Kasai region
• Kamwina Nsapu rebellion

References

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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