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Kabinda District was a
In 1933 the original four provinces of the Belgian Congo were reorganized into six provinces, named after their capitals, and the central government assumed more control.
Kabinda District was a district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...
of the Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo (french: Congo belge, ; nl, Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960. The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
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and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
In 2015 it was merged with the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu
Mwene-Ditu is a town in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lomami Province.
History
The town of Mwene Ditu is born of the Presidential Order Act No. 43/2003 of 28 March 2003 on a proposal and request of a national adviser on defense and ...
to form Lomami Province
Lomami is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Lomami, Kasaï-Oriental, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province. Lom ...
.
Location
Kabinda District was crossed by the Lomami River.The capital of the district wasKabinda
Kabinda is the capital city of Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Projected to be the second fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 6.37% growth.
Geography
Kabinda is served by Tunta Airpor ...
.
There were three major ethnic groups, the Songye
The Songye people, sometimes written Songe, are a Bantu ethnic group from the central Democratic Republic of the Congo. They inhabit a vast territory between the Sankuru and Lubilash rivers in the west and the Lualaba River in the east. Many Songy ...
, Kanyok and Luba.
The district was divided into five territories:
History
In 1933 the original four provinces of the Belgian Congo were reorganized into six provinces, named after their capitals, and the central government assumed more control.
Congo-Kasaï
Congo-Kasaï was one of the four large provinces of the Belgian Congo defined in 1914. It was formally established in 1919, and in 1933 was divided into the new provinces of Léopoldville and Lusambo.
Location
Congo-Kasaï was named after the ...
province was split, with the eastern part renamed Lusambo Province
Lusambo is a territory in and capital of Sankuru province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies north of the confluence of the Sankuru River and the Lubi River. Lusambo is served by Lusambo Airport.
In 1890 Lusambo was chosen by Pa ...
.
The number of districts in the colony was reduced to 15.
Lusambo Province contained the districts of 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. S ...
to the east and Kasai to the west.
Lusambo Province was renamed Kasai Province
Kasai or Kasaï may refer to:
Places
Congo
* Congo-Kasaï, one of the four large provinces of Belgian Congo
* Kasaï District, in the Kasai-Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Kasai Province, one of the provinces ...
in 1947 and some of the districts were divided up.
A 1955–1957 map shows that Sankuru District had been divided into a smaller Sankuru District to the north and a new Kabinda District to the south.
Kabinda District bordered Sankuru District to the northeast, Maniema District to the north, Tanganika District to the east, Haut-Lomami District
Haut-Lomami District was a district of the pre-2015 Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The district dates back to the days of the Belgian Congo.
At its greatest extent it roughly corresponded to the northern part of the cu ...
to the south and Lulua District
Lulua District (french: District de la Lulua) was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The city of Kananga (formerly known as Luluabourg) was at the center of the district, but had a separate administration.
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to the west.
The area of Kabinda District was out of a total of for Kasai province as a whole.
The first Lomami Province was created on 14 August 1962 from Kabinda District.
Dominique Manono was appointed president on 15 September 1962, and became governor in 1965.
He left office in April 1966 and was briefly succeeded by Jean Marie Kikalanga before Lomami became part of the province of Kasaï Oriental
Kasai or Kasaï may refer to:
Places
Congo
* Congo-Kasaï, one of the four large provinces of Belgian Congo
* Kasaï District, in the Kasai-Occidental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Kasai Province, one of the provinces ...
on 25 April 1966.
In 2015 Kabinda District was merged with the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu to form Lomami Province.
References
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