Kasaï-Oriental
Kasaï-Oriental (French for "East Kasai") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province.[2] Kasaï-Oriental was formed from the Tshilenge district and the independently administered city of Mbuji-Mayi which retained its status as a provincial capital.
Kasaï-Oriental | |
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| Province du Kasaï Oriental | |
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| Coordinates: 06°09′S 23°36′E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named for | Kasai River |
| Capital | Mbuji-Mayi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Patrick Mathias Kabeya[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,545 km2 (3,685 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 26th |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 3,145,000 |
| • Rank | 10th |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | French |
| • National | Tshiluba |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 09 |
The new province's territory corresponds to most of the historic Sud-Kasaï province which existed in the early period after independence between 1963 and 1966.