Sankuru
Province du Sankuru (French) | |
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Coordinates: 3°31′S 23°36′E / 3.517°S 23.600°E | |
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Created | 2015 |
Named for | Sankuru River |
Capital | Lusambo |
Government | |
• Governor | Jules Lodi Emongo[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi) |
Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 2,593,400 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
License Plate Code | ![]() |
Official language | French |
National language | Tshiluba |
Sankuru is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Kasaï-Oriental province.[2] Sankuru was formed from the Sankuru District whose town of Lusambo was elevated to capital city of the new province.
The 2020 population was estimated to be 2,593,400.[3]