Map of Kasaï-Occidental
Kasaï-Occidental is a first-level division of DR Congo. Its largest mapped city is Kananga, with about 765,000 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Kasaï-Occidental, and the tables list its 6 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 6
- Largest City
- Kananga
- Country
- DR Congo
Interactive Map of Kasaï-Occidental
About Kasaï-Occidental
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kasai-Occidental (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kasaï-Occidental in Depth
History
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 Kasaï Province 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 Lulua District and Kasaï District. Since its formation the provincial seat is Kananga (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 Congo-Kasaï, one of the four provinces established in 1924.
Geography
Kasaï-Occidental borders the provinces of Bandundu to the west, Équateur to the north, Kasai-Oriental to the east, and Katanga to the southeast. To the south it borders the country of Angola. The province is crossed by many major rivers: Kasai, Lulua, Loango, Sankuru, Lukeni, etc...
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kasai-Occidental (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kasaï-Occidental: Key Facts
| Area | 154,742 km² |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kananga |
| Established | 25 April 1966 |
Facts from Wikidata Q130576 (CC0).
History of Kasaï-Occidental: Empires and States
The atlas records 3 polities whose mapped territory included part of Kasaï-Occidental, from Belgian Congo in 1890 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Belgian Congo | 1890–1959 CE |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1960–2024 CE |
| Zaire | 1973–1995 CE |
Historical Maps of Kasaï-Occidental
Kasaï-Occidental on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Kasaï-Occidental
6 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kananga | 765,000 | Kasaï-Occidental | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Tshikapa | 267,462 | Kasaï-Occidental | Populated place |
| 3 | Ilebo | 107,093 | Kasaï-Occidental | Populated place |
| 4 | Mweka | 50,675 | Kasaï-Occidental | Populated place |
| 5 | Luebo | 35,183 | Kasaï-Occidental | Populated place |
| 6 | Demba | 22,263 | Kasaï-Occidental | Populated place |
Kasaï-Occidental: Quick Answers
- Where is Kasaï-Occidental?
- Kasaï-Occidental is a first-level division of DR Congo, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 5.3861° S, 21.5030° E.
- What is the largest city in Kasaï-Occidental?
- Kananga is the largest city mapped in Kasaï-Occidental, with a metropolitan population of about 765,000.
- How many cities are in Kasaï-Occidental?
- YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Kasaï-Occidental, with a combined metropolitan population of about 1.25 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.