Lomami Province
Not to be confused with the eponymous province (1962–1965), see Lomami Province (former).
Lomami | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 06°08′S 24°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°ECoordinates: 06°08′S 24°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°E | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Region | Kasai region |
Established | 2015 |
Capital | Kabinda |
Largest city | Mwene Ditu |
Government | |
• Governor | Patrice Kamanda |
Area | |
• Total | 56,426 km2 (21,786 sq mi) |
Area rank | 22nd |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,048,839 |
• Rank | 15th |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | French |
• National | Tshiluba |
Time zone | Congo eastern time (UTC+02:00) |
Website | http://provincelomami.com/ |
Lomami is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specified under Article 2 of the country's 2006 Constitution,[1] the new province was finally created in 2015 from the previous Kabinda District and the city of Mwene Ditu, part of pre-2015 Kasai-Oriental province.
The capital of the province is Kabinda.[2]
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