Lomami Province

Lomami
Province du Lomami (French)
View of the Lomami River
View of the Lomami River
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
 • GovernorIron-Van Kalombo[1]
Area
 • Total56,426 km2 (21,786 sq mi)
 • Rank22nd
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,001,900
 • Rank15th
 • Density53/km2 (140/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 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.

  1. ^ Mpandanjila, JM (2 July 2024). "Lomami : remise et reprise au gouvernorat de province, Jean-Claude Lubamba Mutombo passe le bâton de commandement à Iron-Van Kalombo Musoko". MediaCongo Press (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  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.