Sankuru
Sankuru
Province du Sankuru (French) | |
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| Coordinates: 3°31′S 23°36′E / 3.517°S 23.600°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Created | 2015 |
| Named after | Sankuru River |
| Capital | Lusambo |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Victor Kitenge |
| Area | |
• Total | 105,000 km2 (41,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 2,593,400 |
| • Density | 24.7/km2 (64.0/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Native | Anamongo • Bakuba • Batetela • Basongye • Baluba • Batwa |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 21 |
| 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. Sankuru was formed from the Sankuru District whose town of Lusambo was elevated to capital city of the new province.
As of 2020, its population was estimated to be 2,593,400.