Lomami
Province du Lomami (French) | |
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Coordinates: 06°08′S 24°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°E | |
Country | DR Congo |
Established | 2015 |
Named for | Lomami River |
Capital | Kabinda |
Largest city | Mwene Ditu |
Government | |
• Governor | Iron-Van Kalombo[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 56,426 km2 (21,786 sq mi) |
• Rank | 22nd |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,001,900 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | French |
• National | Tshiluba |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
License Plate Code | CGO / 13 |
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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.