Lomami Province
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Capital | Kabinda | ||||
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| National language | Kiswahili, Tshiluba | ||||
| Land area¹ | km² | ||||
| Governor | [[]] | ||||
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2,048,839 [1] (est. ) /km² |
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| Demonym | none | ||||
| Official Website | [ Province de Lomami] | ||||
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Lomami Province is a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kabinda.
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[edit] Geography
It lies at the centre of the country on the Lomami River. It is distant from the city of Mbuji-Mayi, current capital of Kasai Oriental Province, 160 km along the national highway No. 1, which extends up to Kasongo in Maniema Province.
[edit] History
It was first created from Kasai province in 1962. It was incorporated into the Kasai-Oriental province as the district of Kabinda from 1966-2009.
[edit] Government
[edit] Presidents (from 1965, governors) of the first Lomami province
- Dominique Manono (15 Sep 1962 - Apr 1966)
- Jean Marie Kikalanga (18 Apr 1966 - 25 Apr 1966)
[edit] Administrators of Kabinda district
- Manik Tshikut Ignace (since 2005)
[edit] Territories
[edit] Demographics
It consists of three major ethnic groups (Songye, Kanyok and Luba).
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