Kasaï (province)

Kasai
country	Democratic Republic of Congo
Provincial capital	Luebo
National language	Tschiluba
surface	95,631 km²
population	2,801,000 (2015)
Population density	29.3
ISO 3166-2	CD-KS

Kasaï (also Kasai in German ) is a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . The capital of Kasaï is the small town of Luebo , while the largest city of the region is Tshikapa . The province had around 2.8 million inhabitants in 2015.

geography

Kasaï is located in the south-western center of the country. It is bordered by Tshuapa to the north, Sankuru to the northeast, Kasaï-Central to the east, Angola to the south, Kwango to the southwest, and Kwilu and Mai-Ndombe to the west .

Cities in Kasai

• Luebo
• Tshikapa
• Decese
• Ilebo
• Kamonia
• Mweka

history

The area of ​​today's province of Kasaï has belonged to different provinces since the independence of the DR Congo. Until 1962 it was, together with today's Kasaï-Central , Kasaï-Oriental , Lomami and Sankuru part of a larger province that was also called "Kasai". From 1962 to 1966 it was part of the "Unité Kasaïenne" and from 1966 belonged it to Kasai-Occidental .

An administrative reform decided in 2005 provided for the district of Kasaï to be given provincial status. However, it was not implemented and was canceled in January 2011 by a constitutional amendment by President Joseph Kabila. However, the reorganization was implemented in 2015 and Kasaï-Occidental was divided into two new provinces: Kasaï and Kasaï-Central.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces & Cities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved April 6, 2018 . 
2. ↑ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Congo-K_Provinces_1960-1966.html