Lomami
Province du Lomami
Location of Lomami
Coordinates: 06°08′S 24°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°E / -6.133; 24.483
Country DR Congo
Established2015 (2015)
Named forLomami River
CapitalKabinda
Largest cityMwene Ditu
Government
  GovernorNathan Ilunga Numbi[1]
Area
  Total56,426 km2 (21,786 sq mi)
  Rank22nd
Population
 (2015)
  Total2,048,839
  Rank15th
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialFrench
  NationalTshiluba
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (CAT)
License Plate CodeDemocratic Republic of the Congo CGO / 13

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.[2] Lomami was formed from the Kabinda district and the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu. The town of Kabinda was elevated to capital city of the new province.

See also

Kasai region

References

  1. Mpandanjila, Junior Merveille (29 June 2022). "Lomami : le nouveau gouverneur prend officiellement ses fonctions et hérite d'une caisse à hauteur de près de 600 mille USD". Actualite.cd (in French). Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. "RDC : le Kasaï-Oriental éclate en trois nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

Archive of official website in 2017


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