Kasai-Occidental
Kasaï-Occidental
Kasai Wa Mubuelu | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Kasaï-Occidental |
• Governor | Alex Kande Mupompa |
• Legislature | Provincial Assembly of Kasai-Occidental |
• Type | Tshiluba |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (Congo eastern time) |
HDI (2019) | 0.401[1] Low11th |
Website | kasaioccidental.com |
Kasaï-Occidental (
History
The province of Kasaï-Occidental was established in 1966 by regrouping the provinces of Luluabourg and Unité Kasaïenne which in turn were created 1962 when the historical
The Province derives its name from the
Geography
Kasaï-Occidental borders the provinces of
Divisions
The province is divided into the
Kamonia Territory seat Kamonia and is further divided in nine sectors:
- Bakwa-Nyambi
- Bapende
- Kasai-Kabambayi
- Kasai-Longotshimo
- Kasai-Lunyeka
- Kasadisadi
- Lovua-Longotshimo
- Lovua-Lushiku
- Tshikapa
The tshikapa sector should not be confused with the city of Tshikapa which is administered independently
Luebo Territory seat Luebo, divided in five sectors:
- Luebo
- Luebo-Kabambayi
- Luebo-Lulengele
- Luebo-Wedi
- Ndjoko-Punda
Mweka Territory seat Mweka; the entire territory is covered by one sector that of Bakuba.
Ilebo Territory seat Ilebo, divided in four sectors:
- Basongo
- Malu-Malu
- Mapangu
- Sud-Banga
Dekese territory seat Dekese, divided in two sectors:
- Ndengese-ikolombe
- Yaelima
Cities and towns, with their 2010 populations, are:
Name | Pop. 2010[4] | Coordinates[4] |
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Dekese | 3,241 | 3°27′S 21°24′E / 3.45°S 21.40°E |
Demba | 21,019 | 5°31′S 22°16′E / 5.51°S 22.26°E |
Dibaya | 3,857 | 6°31′S 22°52′E / 6.51°S 22.87°E |
Dimbelenge | 3,815 | 5°33′S 23°07′E / 5.55°S 23.12°E |
Ilebo | 72,059 | 4°19′S 20°37′E / 4.32°S 20.61°E |
Kabeya-Kamwanga | 30,027 | 6°16′S 22°38′E / 6.27°S 22.63°E |
Kananga | 967,007 | 5°53′S 22°24′E / 5.89°S 22.40°E |
Kazumba |
4,109 | 6°25′S 22°02′E / 6.42°S 22.03°E |
Luebo | 29,167 | 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.35°S 21.41°E |
Luiza | 15,259 | 7°12′S 22°25′E / 7.20°S 22.42°E |
Mankanza |
18,134 | 7°24′S 22°40′E / 7.40°S 22.67°E |
Mweka | 55,155 | 4°50′S 21°34′E / 4.84°S 21.57°E |
Tshikapa | 524,293 | 6°25′S 20°46′E / 6.41°S 20.77°E |
Tshimbulu | 19,384 | 6°29′S 22°51′E / 6.48°S 22.85°E |
Under the 2006 constitution, Kasaï-Occidental was to have been divided into two provinces by 18 February 2009. Kasai District and the city of Tshikapa were to combine and become a new Kasai Province, and Lulua District would be combined with the city of Kananga to form the new Lulua Province.[5] As of 24 May 2014, this had not taken place.[6]
Demographic
Languages
French is the official language. Tshiluba also known as the
Others natively spoken languages are:
- Lele (Cishilele/Ushilele) is spoken in the Territory of Ilebo except in the south part precisely in the south part of the Sud-Banga Sector.
- Kuba (Bushong, Cikuba) is spoken throughout the Mweka Territory.
- Pende (Gipende) is spoken in the Bapende sector in the Kamonia Territory.
- Wongo in the southern part of the Sud-Banga sector in the Ilebo Territory.
- Lwalwa is spoken in the Kabalekese sector in the Luiza Territory.
- Kete Nord (Cikete) is spoken in the northwest of Luebo territory including the town of luebo (historically, though the current language is Ciluba); in some parts of the sectors of Luebo-Wedi and Ndjoko-Punda.
- Kete Sud (Cikete) is spoken in the Dibaya Territory exclusively in the Tshishilu sector; also in the Luiza territory in the Bambayi, bushimayi, and Kalunga Sectors.
- Salampasu (Cisalampasu)in the Luiza territory in the sectors of: Lueta, Loatshi, Lusanza, and some part of Kalunga.
- Bindji sud (Mbangani) in the sectors of Kavula, Bashi-Mboyi, and Tshitadi in the Kazumba territory.
- Bindi nord (Cibindji) is spoken in the sector of Lukibu in the Dimbelenge Territory.
- Ngongo in some part of the ndegese-ikolombe sector in the Dekese territory.
- Songomeno is spoken in the southern part of the Dekese territory between the Lukeni and Sankuru rivers.
- Dengese is spoken in the dekese territory in the north beyond the Lukeni river.
Religion
The major religion is Christianity, with Catholicism being the largest faith.
See also
- List of governors of Kasaï-Occidental
- Kasai-Oriental
- Kasai region
References
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- ^ "RDC : le Kasaï-Occidental démembré". Radio Okapi (in French). 18 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 Aug 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). PNUD-SIG. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
- ^ a b "Kasai-Occidental: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 226". Wikisource.
- ^ "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Congo Siasa. 12 October 2010.