Lomami is one of the 21 new
provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It also gives the capital the status of a province. Therefore, in many contexts Kinshasa is r ...
created in the
2015 repartitioning. Lomami,
Kasaï-Oriental
Kasaï-Oriental (French for "East Kasai") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Oriental, Lomami, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the form ...
, and
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. San ...
provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the
former Kasaï-Oriental province.
Lomami was formed from the
Kabinda district
Kabinda District was a district of the Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In 2015 it was merged with the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu to form Lomami Province.
Location
Kabinda District was crossed by the Lo ...
and 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 ...
. The town of
Kabinda
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 Airpo ...
was elevated to capital city of the new province.
See also
Kasai region
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 ...
References
External linksArchive of official website in 2017
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Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2015 establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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