Kasai-Occidental
Kasaï-Occidental
Kasai Wa Mubuelu | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 05°54′S 22°27′E / 5.900°S 22.450°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 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 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.