Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province in DR Congo
Sankuru
is one of the 21 new
provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
created in the
2015 repartitioning
. Sankuru,
Kasai-Oriental
, and
Lomami
provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the
former Kasai-Oriental
province.
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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.
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Administration
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The
capital
of the province is
Lusambo
.
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While Sankuru's territories are governed by Territorial Administrators and his Deputy, including various Counselors, cities in Sankuru are governed by
Mayors
.
Townships
or
collectivities
have always Mayors with Council and
villages
are mainly governed by traditional
Kingdoms
according to succession legacy.
Administered from 1966 to 2009 as the District of Sankuru, the province is now divided into 6 territories:
History
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Sankuru was administered as a province from 1962 to 1966. However, from 1966 to 2015, Sankuru was administered as a district as part of the
Kasai-Oriental
province.
Land
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The major geographical features are
Sankuru River
,
Lomami River
,
Lubefu River
and
Lukenie River
.
There are typically three natural environments in the province:
forest
,
savanna
and
bush
. There are numerous mountains, valleys, and striking natural obstacles.
This province has some of the richest Congolese fauna with its various species of animal including from
lions
,
zebras
,
antelope
,
kudu
,
hippopotami
, various species of tropical
snakes
,
crocodiles
,
turtles
, various species of
monkeys
, an array of
fish
species, various
birds
, and
chimpanzees
. Sankuru has very rich
biodiversity
.
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Economy
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Sankuru is mainly an agricultural and farming region. Staple crops are rice, banana, pineapple, potatoes, sugar cane, coffee, sorghum, casavas, corns and various local agricultural produce.
Due to the lack of
energy
, Sankuru's industry is poorly developed and limited to traditional
wood
production,
fishing
and construction
brick
factories for local consumption and agricultural freights transportation.
It's important to mention that Sankuru province has significant airlifting, waterways and routes
transportation
potentialities that need to be fully developed.
The lack of developed
roads
,
electricity
, clean
water
and viable
transportation infrastructure
is significantly challenging Sankuru's development.
The economy is essentially focused on imported trading goods and freights moving due to the lack of developed
roads
,
electricity
, clean
water
and viable
transportation infrastructure
that significantly challenge local people.
Sankuru has rich mineral ground:
diamond
,
gold
,
mercury
,
iron
,
cassiterite
as well as various other mineral resources. To an important extent, the province depends on imports of primary supplies from large Congolese cities such as
Kinshasa
,
Mbuji Mayi
,
Lubumbashi
,
Kindu
and recently from
Goma
.
People
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Former prime Minister
Patrice Emery Lumumba
and musicians such as
Papa Wemba
(Shungu Wembadio Pene Kekumba),
Koffi Olomide
, and
Franco Luambo Makiadi
(Lokanga La Ndju Pene) are from Sankuru Province. The first Congolese Army General,
Victor Lundula
, General
Otshudi
and General
Francois Olenga
are also all from Sankuru.
Education
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Sankuru's primary and secondary schools are mainly organised by the
Catholic
,
Protestant
or
Methodist
and the
Kimbanguist
Churches. However, The
Congolese Government
also organises public schools via its Education Department. From around 2010, the province of Sankuru has recently welcomed many newly families and private individuals owned Elementary and High Schools.
Sankuru have several universities:
Patrice Emery Lumumba University
with a Campus in
Lodja
and
Tshume-Ste-Marie
,
Saint Anne University
with a campus in
Tshumbe-Ste-Marie
and
Lusambo
, several Colleges and University in
Lumumbaville
.
See also
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Kasai region
References
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