Kasaï-Occidental
Kasai Wa Mubuelu | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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Coordinates: 05°54′S 22°27′E / 5.900°S 22.450°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Kasai region |
Established | 25 April 1966 |
Dissolved | 2015 |
Capital | Kananga |
Largest city | Kananga |
Districts | Lulua District, Kasaï District |
Government | |
• Body | Government of Kasaï-Occidental |
• Governor | Alex Kande Mupompa |
• Legislature | Provincial Assembly of Kasai-Occidental |
• Type | Unicameral |
Area | |
• Total | 154,742 km2 (59,746 sq mi) |
• Rank | 5th |
Population (2010 est.) | |
• Total | 5,366,068 |
• Rank | 8th |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Demonym | Kasaian |
Languages | |
• Official | French |
• National | Tshiluba |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (Congo eastern time) |
HDI (2019) | 0.401[1] Low11th |
Website | kasaioccidental.com |
Kasaï-Occidental (French for "Western Kasai"; Luba-Lulua: Kasai Wa Mubuelu) was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the Kasaï-Central and the Kasaï provinces.[2]
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