Sankuru

Sankuru is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province.[2] Sankuru was formed from the Sankuru District whose town of Lusambo was elevated to capital city of the new province.

This article is about the province. For the river, see Sankuru River. For the former district, see Sankuru District. For other uses, see Sankuru (disambiguation).
Sankuru
Province
Province du Sankuru
Flag of Sankuru
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Location of Sankuru
Coordinates: 3°31′S 23°36′E
Country DR Congo
Created2015
Named forSankuru River
CapitalLusambo
Government
 • GovernorJules Lodi Emongo[1]
Area
 • Total105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 est.)
 • Total1,374,239
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 21
Official languageFrench
National languageLingala
Otetela
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