Lomami is one of 25 new provinces

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...

 of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces

ISO 3166-2:CD

ISO 3166-2:CD is the entry for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the...

 within 36 months (18 February 2009), according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place. It is currently part of the Kasai-Oriental

Kasai-Oriental

Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur 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...

 province.

The capital

Capital City

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 of the province is Kabinda

Kabinda

Kabinda is a town and territory in Kabinda District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is the capital of Kabinda District. Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. The town had 192 364 inhabitants 2010. The town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda...

.

Geography

It lies at the centre of the country on the Lomami River

Lomami River

The Lomami River is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river is approximately long. It flows north, west of and parallel to the upper Congo....

. It is distant from the city of Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi serves as the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa and second largest city Lubumbashi but ahead of Kisangani and Kananga. The city is the DRC's third-largest,...

, current capital of Kasai Oriental Province, 160 km along the national highway No. 1, which extends up to Kasongo

Kasongo

Kasongo is a town and territory in Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies east of the Lualaba River, northwest of its confluence with the Luama River, at an altitude of 2188 ft . Kasongos population is approximately 63,000. The town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese...

 in Maniema

Maniema

Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...

 Province.

History

It was first created from Kasai

Kasai region

The Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is divided administratively into Kasai-Occidental and Kasai-Oriental. It shares its name with the Kasai River....

 province in 1962. It was incorporated into the Kasai-Oriental

Kasai-Oriental

Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur 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...

 province as the district of Kabinda from 1966-2009.

Presidents (from 1965, governors) of the first Lomami province

• Dominique Manono (15 Sep 1962 - Apr 1966)
• Jean Marie Kikalanga (18 Apr 1966 - 25 Apr 1966)

Territories

• Gandajika
  Gandajika
  Gandajika is both a locality and a territory in Kabinda District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
  
  
• Kabinda
  Kabinda
  Kabinda is a town and territory in Kabinda District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is the capital of Kabinda District. Kabinda is served by Tunta Airport. The town had 192 364 inhabitants 2010. The town is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kabinda...
  
  
• Kamiji
  Kamiji
  Kamiji is a town and territory in Kabinda District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies west of the Bushimaie River and east of the Lubi River, at an altitude of 2,565 ft .- External links :*...
  
  
• Lubao
  Lubao, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Lubao is a town and territory in Kabinda District, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies near the eastern bank of the Lomami River. The town is served by Lubao Airport. Economic activity in the surrounding area includes diamond mining, and the town is a centre for diamond trading....
  
  
• Luilu