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Lulua District (french: District de la Lulua) 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.
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 ...
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The city of Kananga
Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital city of the Kasai-Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was the capital of the former Kasaï-Occidental Province. It is the fourth most populous urban a ...
(formerly known as Luluabourg) was at the center of the district, but had a separate administration.
In 2015 Lulua District became the province of Kasaï-Central
Kasaï-Central is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Central and Kasaï provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province. Kasaà ...
.
Territories
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 ...
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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
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 L ...
to the south, while Kasai District had been divided into a smaller Kasai District to the west and a new Lulua district to the southeast.
Lulua District bordered Sankuru District to the north, Kabinda 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, the Portuguese territories to the southwest and Kasai District to the west.
The area was out of a total of for Kasai province as a whole.
Luluabourg province was created in 1962 from the former Kasai Province. It was incorporated into Kasai-Occidental in 1966 under the Mobutu regime.
Presidents (from 1965, governors) of Luluabourg province were
* September 1962 - September 1963 François Luakabwanga (1st time)
* September 1963 - 25 September 1964 André Lubaya (d. 1968)
* 25 September 1964 - December 1965 François Luakabwanga (2nd time)
* January 1966 - 18 April 1966 Constantin Tshilumba
* 18 April 1966 - 25 April 1966 François Luakabwanga (3rd time)
Lulua was one of 25 new provinces specified in the country's Constitution (effective 18 February 2006).
Lulua District would be combined with the city of Kananga to form the new province, and Kananga would be the capital.
This was completed in 2015, forming the new province of Kasaï-Central
Kasaï-Central is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kasaï-Central and Kasaï provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Occidental province. Kasaà ...
.
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