Kabinda District
Coordinates: 06°08′S 024°29′E / 6.133°S 24.483°E
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Location of Kabinda District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kabinda District was a district of the Kasai-Oriental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] In 2015 it was merged with the independently administered city of Mwene Ditu to form Lomami Province.
Location
Kabinda District lies at the centre of the country on the Lomami River. It is distant from the city of Mbuji-Mayi, current capital of Kasai Oriental Province, 160 km along the national highway No. 1, which extends up to Kasongo in Maniema Province.
There are three major ethnic groups, the (Songye, Kanyok and Luba).
Administration
Manik Tshikut Ignace has been the district administrator since 2005.
The capital of the district is Kabinda.[2] Territories are:
References
- ↑ "DRC: Kabinda emerges from siege". UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- ↑ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
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