Lomami Province (former)
Lomami Province was first created from Kasai province in 1962. It was then incorporated into the Kasai-Oriental province as the Kabinda District. Presidents (from 1965, governors) of the first Lomami Province were: * Dominique Manono (15 Sep 1962 - Apr 1966) * Jean Marie Kikalanga (18 Apr 1966 - 25 Apr 1966) See also * Lomami Province Lomami is one of the 21 newest provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the Subdivisions of the DR Congo#New provinces, 2015 repartitioning. Lomami, Kasaï-Oriental, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismembermen ..., the current unit Former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (pre-1966) {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 of the Congo * Kasaï region in the center of Congo Japan * Kasai District, Hokkaido, a district of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan * Kasai Rinkai Park, in Edogawa, Tokyo * Kasai Station, in the Kasai section of Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan * Kasai, Hyōgo is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Other uses * Kangsabati River, or Kasai River in India * Kasai procedure, a pediatric surgery commonly for biliary atresia * Kasai (surname), a Japanese surname, lit. meaning "fire" Congo * Air Kasaï, an airline in Barumbu, Kinshasa, Congo * Compagnie du Kasai, a concession company of the Congo * Kasai Allstars, a 25-piece musical collective based in Kinshasa, Congo * Kasai River disaster, a passenger ferry capsized in Congo * Kasai River ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Lomami River.The capital of the district was Kabinda. There were three major ethnic groups, the Songye, 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 province was split, with the eastern part renamed Lusambo Province. The number of districts in the colony was reduced to 15. Lusambo Province contained the districts of Sankuru to the east and Kasai to the west. Lusambo Province was renamed Kasai Province in 1947 and some of the districts were divided up. A 1955–1957 map shows that Sankuru District had been divided into a smaller S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lomami Province
Lomami is one of the 21 newest provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the Subdivisions of the DR Congo#New provinces, 2015 repartitioning. Lomami, Kasaï-Oriental, and Sankuru provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the Kasai-Oriental (former province), former Kasaï-Oriental province. Lomami was formed from the Kabinda District, Kabinda district and the independently administered city of Mwene-Ditu. The town of Kabinda was elevated to capital city of the new province. History Formerly part of the Lualaba District, Lualaba district in what is now Katanga Province, Katanga (1908-1947), it became part of Kasaï-Oriental in 1965. It was created in 2015 following the split of the historical Kasaï-Oriental province, as provided for in the 2005 constitution. Demographics The population is estimated at 2,345,000 inhabitants, mainly located in the cities of Kabinda and Mwene-Ditu, Mweneditu. It consists of three major ethnic groups, the Songye pe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |