Kasai-Occidental

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Province du Kasai-Occidental
Flag of Kasai-Occidental Seal of Kasai-Occidental
(Provincial flag) (Provincial Seal)
Map of the Dem. Rep. of the Congo highlighting the Province of Kasai-Occidental
Country Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Kananga
Largest city Kananga
National language Tshiluba
Land area¹ 154.742 km²
Governor Trésor Kapuku Ngoy
Population


Density
3.337.000
(est. 1998)

21,56/km²
Districts 2
Cities 2
Demonym West Kasaian
Official Website Province du Kasai-Occidental
Territorial Organisation - Cities

Kasai-Occidental (West Kasai) is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Its provincial capital is Kananga. It borders Bandundu to the west, Equateur to the north, Kasai-Oriental to the east, and Katanga to the south-east. To the south it borders the country of Angola.

[edit] Principal cities

[edit] Post-2006 Constitution re-partition of Kasai-Occidental