Kasai Province

Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
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Kasaï
Province du Kasaï
Location of Kasaï
Coordinates: 5°21′S 21°25′E / 5.350°S 21.417°E / -5.350; 21.417
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Created2015
Named forKasai River
CapitalTshikapa
Area
 • Total95,631 km2 (36,923 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 est.)
 • Total3,199,891
 • Density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
Official languageFrench
Regional languageTshiluba
Websitewww.kasai.cd

Kasaï Province is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Tshikapa.

It was made in 2015 from parts of the former Kasaï-Occidental province.

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