It borders the provinces of Kasaï-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasaï-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing regions in the world. The provincial capital is Mbuji-Mayi.
Kasaï-Oriental is inhabited by members of the Luba tribe.
Congo obtained independence from Belgium in 1960. Friction with Congo's other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the province of South Kasai as a separate state headed by Albert Kalonji.
After being repulsed, the Congo occupied the province in September 1961. Several thousand people were killed during the "pacification" of South Kasai, which lasted through the spring of 1962.
The population of Mbuji-Mayi grew rapidly with the immigration of Luba people from other parts of the country.
Diamond miningedit
Diamond (1.3 cm across), Kasai-Oriental province
The region in which Mbuji-Mayi is situated annually produces one-tenth in weight of the world's industrial diamonds, with mining managed by the Société Minière de Bakwanga. This is the largest accumulation of diamonds in the world, more concentrated than those at Kimberley, South Africa. Mbuji-Mayi handles most of the industrial diamonds produced in the Congo.
Political divisionsedit
The former Kasai-Oriental was divided into the three districts of Tshilenge, Kabinda, and Sankuru; and the two cities of Mbuji-Mayi and Mwene-Ditu. These were further divided into a total of 16 territories and 8 communes.[1]
Languagesedit
French is the official language. Tshiluba is one of the four national languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tshiluba is spoken by about 6.3 million people in the Kasai region.
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kasaï, oriental, former, province, kasaï, oriental, french, east, kasai, eleven, provinces, democratic, republic, congo, between, 1966, 2015, when, split, into, smaller, kasai, oriental, province, lomami, sankuru, provinces, kasaï, oriental, province, province. Kasai Oriental French for East Kasai was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015 when it was split into the new smaller Kasai Oriental province the Lomami and the Sankuru provinces Kasai Oriental Province Province du Kasai orientalFormer province of theDemocratic Republic of the CongoCountry Democratic Republic of the CongoEstablished1966 1966 Dissolved2015 2015 CapitalMbuji MayiLargest cityMbuji MayiGovernment GovernorAlphonse Ngoyi KasanjiArea Total173 110 km2 66 840 sq mi Population 2010 est Total6 556 917 Density38 km2 98 sq mi Official languageFrenchNational languageTshilubaWebsitekasaiest cdIt borders the provinces of Kasai Occidental to the west Equateur to the northwest Orientale to the northeast Maniema to the east and Katanga to the south Kasai Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing regions in the world The provincial capital is Mbuji Mayi Contents 1 History 2 Diamond mining 3 Political divisions 4 Languages 5 Education 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory editSee also History of the Kasai region Kasai Oriental is inhabited by members of the Luba tribe Congo obtained independence from Belgium in 1960 Friction with Congo s other ethnic groups and encouragement by Belgian corporations hoping to keep their mining concessions led to the secession of the province of South Kasai as a separate state headed by Albert Kalonji After being repulsed the Congo occupied the province in September 1961 Several thousand people were killed during the pacification of South Kasai which lasted through the spring of 1962 The population of Mbuji Mayi grew rapidly with the immigration of Luba people from other parts of the country Diamond mining edit nbsp Diamond 1 3 cm across Kasai Oriental provinceThe region in which Mbuji Mayi is situated annually produces one tenth in weight of the world s industrial diamonds with mining managed by the Societe Miniere de Bakwanga This is the largest accumulation of diamonds in the world more concentrated than those at Kimberley South Africa Mbuji Mayi handles most of the industrial diamonds produced in the Congo Political divisions editThe former Kasai Oriental was divided into the three districts of Tshilenge Kabinda and Sankuru and the two cities of Mbuji Mayi and Mwene Ditu These were further divided into a total of 16 territories and 8 communes 1 Languages editFrench is the official language Tshiluba is one of the four national languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tshiluba is spoken by about 6 3 million people in the Kasai region Education editUniversity of Mbuji MayiSee also editList of governors of Kasai Oriental ProvinceReferences edit Institut National de la Statistique RD Congo July 2015 Annuaire statistique 2014 2014 Statistical Yearbook PDF in French Tableau 1 2 and 1 13 pp 28 57 Archived PDF from the original on 12 March 2019 Retrieved 11 Jan 2020 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link CS1 maint location missing publisher link nbsp This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kasai Oriental former province amp oldid 1041974418, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
