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mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%B5_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%96_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F)" title="Заходняе Касаі (правінцыя) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Заходняе Касаі (правінцыя)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF-Occidental" title="Kasaï-Occidental – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kasaï-Occidental" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_du_Kasa%C3%AF-Occidental" title="Province du Kasaï-Occidental – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Province du Kasaï-Occidental" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF-Occidental" title="Kasaï-Occidental – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kasaï-Occidental" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Kasai_Occidental" title="Provincia de Kasai Occidental – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Kasai Occidental" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinco_Kasa%C3%AF-Occidental" title="Provinco Kasaï-Occidental – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Provinco Kasaï-Occidental" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="کاسای غربی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کاسای غربی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF-Occidental" title="Kasaï-Occidental – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kasaï-Occidental" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%A5%EC%8B%9C%EB%8B%B9%ED%83%88%EC%A3%BC" title="카사이옥시당탈주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="카사이옥시당탈주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B1%D6%80%D6%87%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B5" title="Արևմտյան Կասայ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Արևմտյան Կասայ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4" title="कासाइ-पश्चिमी प्रान्त – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कासाइ-पश्चिमी प्रान्त" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_Kasa%C3%AF-Central" title="Provinsi Kasaï-Central – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Provinsi Kasaï-Central" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_del_Kasai_Occidentale" title="Provincia del Kasai Occidentale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Provincia del Kasai Occidentale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vakar%C5%B3_Kasajus" title="Vakarų Kasajus – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vakarų Kasajus" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasai_ya_L%C3%ADmbe" title="Kasai ya Límbe – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Kasai ya Límbe" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyugat-Kasai_tartom%C3%A1ny" title="Nyugat-Kasai tartomány – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nyugat-Kasai tartomány" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasai-Occidental" title="Kasai-Occidental – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kasai-Occidental" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/West-Kasa%C3%AF" title="West-Kasaï – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="West-Kasaï" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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data-file-width="1150" data-file-height="1095" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=05_54_S_22_27_E_type:adm1st_region:CD"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">05°54′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°27′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.900°S 22.450°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.900; 22.450</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/31px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kasai_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasai region">Kasai region</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">25 April 1966</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dissolved</th><td class="infobox-data">2015<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2015</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Districts" class="mw-redirect" title="Districts">Districts</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b></b><a href="/wiki/Lulua_District" title="Lulua District">Lulua District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasaï District">Kasaï District</a> <ul><li>2 Cities: <a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tshikapa" title="Tshikapa">Tshikapa</a></li> <li>10 Territories</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Government of Kasaï-Occidental</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data">Alex Kande Mupompa</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Legislature</th><td class="infobox-data">Provincial Assembly of Kasai-Occidental</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Unicameral">Unicameral</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">154,742 km<sup>2</sup> (59,746 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">5th</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2010 est.)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">5,366,068</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">8th</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">35/km<sup>2</sup> (90/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Kasaian</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • National</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tshiluba" class="mw-redirect" title="Tshiluba">Tshiluba</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B02:00" title="UTC+02:00">UTC+02:00</a> (Congo eastern time)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2019)</th><td class="infobox-data">0.401<sup id="cite_ref-GlobalDataLab_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobalDataLab-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#900">Low</span><a href="/wiki/List_of_provinces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Human Development Index">11th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kasaioccidental.com/">kasaioccidental.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kasaï-Occidental</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> for "Western Kasai"; <a href="/wiki/Luba-Lulua_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Luba-Lulua language">Luba-Lulua</a>: <i lang="lua">Kasai Wa Mubuelu</i>) was one of the eleven <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo</a> between 1966 and 2015, when it was split into the <a href="/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF-Central" title="Kasaï-Central">Kasaï-Central</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Kasai_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasai Province">Kasaï</a> provinces.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province of Kasaï-Occidental was established in 1966 by regrouping the provinces of Luluabourg and Unité Kasaïenne which in turn were created 1962 when the historical <a href="/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF_(former_province)" title="Kasaï (former province)">Kasaï Province</a> was divided in five provinces namely Lomami, Sankuru, Sud-Kasai, Luluabourg, Unité-Kasaïenne. The former provinces of Luluabourg and Unité-Kasaïenne correspond to the current districts of <a href="/wiki/Lulua_District" title="Lulua District">Lulua District</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasaï District">Kasaï District</a>. Since its formation the provincial seat is <a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a> (formerly Luluabourg) which was also the seat of the Kasaï Province between 1957 and 1962. The Province of Lusambo precedes the current entity, it was created 1933 by carving out the districts of Kasai and Sankuru from the Province of <a href="/wiki/Congo-Kasa%C3%AF" title="Congo-Kasaï">Congo-Kasaï</a>, one of the four provinces established in 1924. The province of Lusambo changed its name to Kasaï Province in 1947 its provincial seat was still <a href="/wiki/Lusambo" title="Lusambo">Lusambo</a> until 1957 when it was moved to Luluabourg (now <a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a>). The Province of Kasai existed until it was subdivided in 1962 into 5 provinces. </p><p>The Province derives its name from the <a href="/wiki/Kasai_River" title="Kasai River">Kasai River</a> which flows through the <a href="/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasaï District">Kasaï District</a> from south to north. The river is the second longest in DR. Congo and a major tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Congo_River" title="Congo River">Congo River</a>. The Kasaï river was variously called Enzzadi, Nsadi, Nzadi, Kassabi, Kasye, Kassaba by the different local tribes (Luba, Tshokwe, Lunda, etc..), latter European explorers came to use the name Kasaï to refer to the river. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kasaï-Occidental borders the provinces of <a href="/wiki/Bandundu_Province" title="Bandundu Province">Bandundu</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_%C3%89quateur" title="Province of Équateur">Équateur</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Kasai-Oriental" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasai-Oriental">Kasai-Oriental</a> to the east, and <a href="/wiki/Katanga_Province" title="Katanga Province">Katanga</a> to the southeast. To the south it borders the country of <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a>. The province is crossed by many major rivers: Kasai, Lulua, Loango, Sankuru, Lukeni, etc... </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Divisions">Divisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The province is divided into the <a href="/wiki/Kasa%C3%AF_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasaï District">Kasaï</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lulua_District" title="Lulua District">Lulua</a> districts, with their headquarters in the towns of <a href="/wiki/Luebo" title="Luebo">Luebo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tshimbulu" title="Tshimbulu">Tshimbulu</a>. Cities with independent administrations are <a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a> in the Lulua district and <a href="/wiki/Tshikapa" title="Tshikapa">Tshikapa</a> in the Kasai district.<sup id="cite_ref-Blaes_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Blaes-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kasai district is divided in five territories: </p><p><b>Kamonia Territory</b> seat Kamonia and is further divided in nine sectors: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Bakwa-Nyambi</li> <li>Bapende</li> <li>Kasai-Kabambayi</li> <li>Kasai-Longotshimo</li> <li>Kasai-Lunyeka</li> <li>Kasadisadi</li> <li>Lovua-Longotshimo</li> <li>Lovua-Lushiku</li> <li>Tshikapa</li></ul> </div> <p>The tshikapa sector should not be confused with the city of <a href="/wiki/Tshikapa" title="Tshikapa">Tshikapa</a> which is administered independently </p><p><b>Luebo Territory</b> seat Luebo, divided in five sectors: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li>Luebo</li> <li>Luebo-Kabambayi</li> <li>Luebo-Lulengele</li> <li>Luebo-Wedi</li> <li>Ndjoko-Punda</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Mweka Territory</b> seat Mweka; the entire territory is covered by one sector that of Bakuba. </p><p><b>Ilebo Territory</b> seat Ilebo, divided in four sectors: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li>Basongo</li> <li>Malu-Malu</li> <li>Mapangu</li> <li>Sud-Banga</li></ul> </div> <p><b>Dekese territory</b> seat Dekese, divided in two sectors: </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 18em;"> <ul><li>Ndengese-ikolombe</li> <li>Yaelima</li></ul> </div> <p>Cities and towns, with their 2010 populations, are: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Pop. 2010<sup id="cite_ref-world-gazetteer_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-gazetteer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Coordinates<sup id="cite_ref-world-gazetteer_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-world-gazetteer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dekese" title="Dekese">Dekese</a></td> <td>3,241</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=3.45_S_21.40_E_type:city&title=Dekese"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">3°27′S</span> <span class="longitude">21°24′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">3.45°S 21.40°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-3.45; 21.40</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Dekese</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Demba,_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Demba, Democratic Republic of the Congo">Demba</a></td> <td>21,019</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=5.51_S_22.26_E_type:city&title=Demba"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°31′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°16′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.51°S 22.26°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.51; 22.26</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Demba</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dibaya" title="Dibaya">Dibaya</a></td> <td>3,857</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=6.51_S_22.87_E_type:city&title=Dibaya"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°31′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°52′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.51°S 22.87°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.51; 22.87</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Dibaya</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dimbelenge" title="Dimbelenge">Dimbelenge</a></td> <td>3,815</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=5.55_S_23.12_E_type:city&title=Dimbelenge"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°33′S</span> <span class="longitude">23°07′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.55°S 23.12°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.55; 23.12</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Dimbelenge</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilebo" title="Ilebo">Ilebo</a></td> <td>72,059</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=4.32_S_20.61_E_type:city&title=Ilebo"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">4°19′S</span> <span class="longitude">20°37′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">4.32°S 20.61°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-4.32; 20.61</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Ilebo</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kabeya-Kamwanga" title="Kabeya-Kamwanga">Kabeya-Kamwanga</a></td> <td>30,027</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=6.27_S_22.63_E_type:city&title=Kabeya-Kamwanga"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°16′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°38′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.27°S 22.63°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.27; 22.63</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kabeya-Kamwanga</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kananga" title="Kananga">Kananga</a></td> <td>967,007</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=5.89_S_22.40_E_type:city&title=Kananga"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°53′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°24′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.89°S 22.40°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.89; 22.40</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kananga</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kazumba,_Kasai-Occidental" class="mw-redirect" title="Kazumba, Kasai-Occidental">Kazumba</a></td> <td>4,109</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=6.42_S_22.03_E_type:city&title=Kazumba"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°25′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°02′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.42°S 22.03°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.42; 22.03</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Kazumba</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luebo" title="Luebo">Luebo</a></td> <td>29,167</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=5.35_S_21.41_E_type:city&title=Luebo"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°21′S</span> <span class="longitude">21°25′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.35°S 21.41°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-5.35; 21.41</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Luebo</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Luiza" title="Luiza">Luiza</a></td> <td>15,259</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=7.20_S_22.42_E_type:city&title=Luiza"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°12′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°25′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.20°S 22.42°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-7.20; 22.42</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Luiza</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mankanza" class="mw-redirect" title="Mankanza">Mankanza</a></td> <td>18,134</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=7.40_S_22.67_E_type:city&title=Mankanza"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">7°24′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°40′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">7.40°S 22.67°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-7.40; 22.67</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mankanza</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mweka,_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Mweka, Democratic Republic of the Congo">Mweka</a></td> <td>55,155</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=4.84_S_21.57_E_type:city&title=Mweka"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">4°50′S</span> <span class="longitude">21°34′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">4.84°S 21.57°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-4.84; 21.57</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Mweka</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tshikapa" title="Tshikapa">Tshikapa</a></td> <td>524,293</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=6.41_S_20.77_E_type:city&title=Tshikapa"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°25′S</span> <span class="longitude">20°46′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.41°S 20.77°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.41; 20.77</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Tshikapa</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tshimbulu" title="Tshimbulu">Tshimbulu</a></td> <td>19,384</td> <td><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Kasai-Occidental&params=6.48_S_22.85_E_type:city&title=Tshimbulu"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°29′S</span> <span class="longitude">22°51′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">6.48°S 22.85°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-6.48; 22.85</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Tshimbulu</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Under the 2006 constitution, Kasaï-Occidental was to have been divided into two provinces by 18 February 2009. Kasai District and the city of Tshikapa were to combine and become a new Kasai Province, and Lulua District would be combined with the city of Kananga to form the new Lulua Province.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 24 May 2014, this had not taken place.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographic">Demographic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Demographic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>French is the official language. Tshiluba also known as the <a href="/wiki/Luba-Kasai_language" title="Luba-Kasai language">Luba-Kasai language</a> is spoken by about 6.3 million people in the <a href="/wiki/Kasai_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasai region">Kasai region</a>. It is the primary spoken language in the province and it is natively spoken in the cities of Kananga and Tshikapa, also in the Demba territory, dimbelenge territory (Except the Lukibu sector), Dibaya territory (except the Tshishilu sector), Kazumba territory (except the Kavula, Bashi-mboyi, and Tshitadi sectors) in Kamonia territory (Except the Bapende, Lovua-Lushiku, lovua-longatshimo, and Kasai-Longatshimo sectors), and in the Luebo territory (except some area in the northwest on the town of lwebo). Tshiluba is used as a first or second language in many towns outside its native area notably in the towns of Luebo, mweka, Ilebo, Kakenge, Luiza, Kamonia, etc... </p><p>Others natively spoken languages are: </p> <ul><li>Lele (Cishilele/Ushilele) is spoken in the Territory of Ilebo except in the south part precisely in the south part of the Sud-Banga Sector.</li> <li>Kuba (Bushong, Cikuba) is spoken throughout the Mweka Territory.</li> <li>Pende (Gipende) is spoken in the Bapende sector in the Kamonia Territory.</li> <li>Wongo in the southern part of the Sud-Banga sector in the Ilebo Territory.</li> <li>Lwalwa is spoken in the Kabalekese sector in the Luiza Territory.</li> <li>Kete Nord (Cikete) is spoken in the northwest of Luebo territory including the town of luebo (historically, though the current language is Ciluba); in some parts of the sectors of Luebo-Wedi and Ndjoko-Punda.</li> <li>Kete Sud (Cikete) is spoken in the Dibaya Territory exclusively in the Tshishilu sector; also in the Luiza territory in the Bambayi, bushimayi, and Kalunga Sectors.</li> <li>Salampasu (Cisalampasu)in the Luiza territory in the sectors of: Lueta, Loatshi, Lusanza, and some part of Kalunga.</li> <li>Bindji sud (Mbangani) in the sectors of Kavula, Bashi-Mboyi, and Tshitadi in the Kazumba territory.</li> <li>Bindi nord (Cibindji) is spoken in the sector of Lukibu in the Dimbelenge Territory.</li> <li>Ngongo in some part of the ndegese-ikolombe sector in the Dekese territory.</li> <li>Songomeno is spoken in the southern part of the Dekese territory between the Lukeni and Sankuru rivers.</li> <li>Dengese is spoken in the dekese territory in the north beyond the Lukeni river.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The major religion is Christianity, with Catholicism being the largest faith. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kasai-Occidental&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Kasa%C3%AF-Occidental" title="List of governors of Kasaï-Occidental">List of governors of Kasaï-Occidental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasai-Oriental" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasai-Oriental">Kasai-Oriental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasai_region" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasai region">Kasai region</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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