Sankuru

Sankuru Province du Sankuru (French)
Province
Tshiluba

Sankuru is one of the 21 new

was elevated to capital city of the new province.

The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,593,400.[3]

Administration

The capital of the province is Lusambo.^[4]

While Sankuru's territories are governed by Territorial Administrators and his Deputy, including various Counselors, cities in Sankuru are governed by

according to succession legacy. Administered from 1966 to 2009 as the District of Sankuru, the province is now divided into 6 territories:

• Katako-Kombe and the City of Lumumbaville
• Kole – with the town of Kole
• Lodja – with the City of Lodja
• Lomela – with the town of Lomela
• Lubefu – with the town of Tshumbe Ste Marie and the city of Lubefu
• Lusambo – with the City of Lusambo

History

Sankuru was administered as a province from 1962 to 1966. However, from 1966 to 2015, Sankuru was administered as a district as part of the

Kasaï-Oriental

province.

Land

The major geographical features are Sankuru River, Lomami River, Lubefu River and Lukenie River. There are typically three natural environments in the province: forest, savanna and bush. There are numerous mountains, valleys, and striking natural obstacles. This province has some of the richest Congolese fauna with its various species of animal including from

.

Fauna

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Flora

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Tourism

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Economy

Sankuru is mainly an agricultural and farming region. Staple crops are rice, banana, pineapple, potatoes, sugar cane, coffee, sorghum, casavas, corns and various local agricultural produce. Due to the lack of energy, Sankuru's industry is poorly developed and limited to traditional wood production, fishing and construction brick factories for local consumption and agricultural freights transportation. It's important to mention that Sankuru province has significant airlifting, waterways and routes

potentialities that need to be fully developed.

The lack of developed

is significantly challenging Sankuru's development. The economy is essentially focused on imported trading goods and freights moving due to the lack of developed that significantly challenge local people.

Sankuru has rich mineral ground:

.

People

Former prime Minister

Francois Olenga

are also all from Sankuru.

Education

Sankuru's primary and secondary schools are mainly organised by the

also organises public schools via its Education Department. From around 2010, the province of Sankuru has recently welcomed many newly families and private individuals owned Elementary and High Schools.

Sankuru have several universities: Patrice Emery Lumumba University with a Campus in Lodja and Tshume-Ste-Marie, Saint Anne University with a campus in Tshumbe-Ste-Marie and Lusambo, several Colleges and University in Lumumbaville.

See also

References