Kasaï-Central | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 5°54′S 21°27′E / 5.900°S 21.450°ECoordinates: 5°54′S 21°27′E / 5.900°S 21.450°E | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Capital | Kananga |
Largest city | Kananga |
Government | |
• Governor | Alexis Nkande Myopompa |
• Deputy Governor | Justin Milongo |
Area | |
• Total | 59,111 km2 (22,823 sq mi) |
Area rank | 19th |
Population (2006 est.) | |
• Total | 2,976,806 |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Official language | French |
National language | Tshiluba |
Kasaï-Central is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specified under Article 2 of the country's 2006 Constitution, the new province was finally created in 2015 from Lulua District and the independently administered city of Kananga, both previously part of the pre-2015 Kasaï-Occidental province. The capital of the province is Kananga.
The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Luluabourg Province that existed the early period of post-colonial Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1963 and 1966.