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19-739: In 1895 the number of the districts in the Congo Free State was increased to fifteen. The districts now included Kwango District. It had been carved out of the west of the Kasai District . A map of the Congo Free State in 1897 shows the Kwango Oriental district bounded by the Stanley Pool District to the west, the Lualaba Kassai District to the east, and Portuguese possessions (Angola) to

38-475: A vice-government in 1919. It contained the districts of Bas-Congo , Léopoldville , Kwango, Kasai and Sankuru. With the 1933 reorganization Bas-Congo, Léopoldville, Kwango and Lac Léopold II were included in the Léopoldville Province while Kasai and Sankuru formed the new Lusambo Province . The Kasai and Sankuru districts had been expanded, in the case of Kasai by the addition of territory to

57-467: A whole. Léopoldville Province was divided in 1963–1966 into the provinces of Congo Central , Kwilu , Kwango , and Mai-Ndombe . Bandundu Province was formed in 1966 by merging Kwilu, Kwango and Mai-Ndombe. As of 2008 Kwango District contained the territories of Kenge , Popokabaka , Feshi , Kasongo-Lunda and Kahemba . In 2015 Kwango Province was formed from the Kwango district, whose town of Kenge

76-465: Is shown with slightly different boundaries in maps of 1910, 1912, 1926 and 1933. In 1910 Kwango bordered Bas-Congo to the west, Moyen-Congo to the northwest, Lac Léopold II to the northeast and Kasai to the east. Congo-Kasai formally become a vice-government in 1919. It contained the districts of Bas-Congo, Léopoldville , Kwango, Kasai and Sankuru . With the 1933 reorganization Bas-Congo, Léopoldville, Kwango and Lac Léopold II were included in

95-532: The Léopoldville Province . A map from 1955-1957 showed a much smaller Kwango District after the northern part had been made into Kwilu District . Kwango was now bordered by the Portuguese territories to the south, Cataractes District to the west, Kwilu District to the north and Kasai District to the east. The area was 93,300 square kilometres (36,000 sq mi) out of a total of 357,700 square kilometres (138,100 sq mi) for Léopoldville province as

114-608: The Congo Free State into eleven districts, in including the Kasai District with headquarters at Luluabourg . A map of the Congo Free State drawn in 1897 shows Lualaba Kassai District extending eastward from Stanley Pool District along the Kasai River, then broadening out and stretching down to the southern boundary of the Congo Free State. In this map, Stanley Falls District is shown as also extending to

133-482: The Congo into 22 districts. A map of the divisions as of 28 March 1912 showed that the old Kasai District had been divided into a much smaller Kasai District bordering Kwango District to the west and a new Sankuru District to the northeast, with parts of the old Kasai District allocated to Lomami District to the west and Lulua District to the south, which also included parts of Katanga. Congo-Kasai formally become

152-561: The district roughly corresponded to the former Kasai-Occidental province and the present Kasaï and Kasaï-Central provinces. A decree of 3 September 1886 by the Congo Free State administrator general Camille Janssen defined nine districts in the colony, each headed by a district commissioner, including Lubuku-Kassaï District. Article 3 of the decree of 16 April 1887 provided for the Congo Free State to be divided into administrative districts headed by district commissioners, assisted by one or more deputies. The decree of 1 August 1888 divided

171-476: The district, but was independently administered. It is now the capital of Kasaï Province. Territories were Dekese , Ilebo , Kamonia , Luebo and Mweka . Kasaï-Occidental was split in 2015 into the Kasaï-Central and Kasaï provinces. Stanley Pool District Stanley Pool District ( French : District du Stanley Pool , Dutch : District Stanley Pool ), later named Moyen-Congo District

190-673: The lower Congo region, including Stanley Pool District with its headquarters in Léopoldville . A map of the Congo Free State in 1897 shows the Stanley Pool District stretching along the east bank of the Congo River upstream from the Livingstone Falls past Léopoldville to just south of Lukolela . The district was named after Stanley Pool , a widening of the Congo above Léopoldville. It was bordered to

209-493: The new province of Kasaï-Oriental . In the period that followed, Kasaï District was located in Kasaï-Occidental province. It was bordered by Lulua District to the southeast, Kwango District to the southwest, Sankuru District , Tshuapa District , Kwilu District , Mai-Ndombe District , and the nation of Angola in the south. The capital of Kasaï district was the town of Luebo . The city of Tshikapa lay within

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228-432: The north taken from Lac Léopold II District. Lusambo was renamed Kasai Province on 27 May 1947. Further changes formed Lulua District by 1954 from parts of Kasai and Sankuru districts. A 1955–1957 map shows Kasai District bordering Tshuapa District to the north, Sankuru District and Lulua District to the east, Portuguese territory to the south, and Kwango District , Kwilu District and Lac Léopold II District to

247-498: The northeast by including the eastern part of Lac Léopold II District , the western arm of Stanleyville District and the northwest arm of Lualaba District. To the east it bordered the Katanga and Stanleyville districts. In the northeast it bordered Aruwimi District , in the north Équateur District and in the northwest Lac Léopold II District. To the west it bordered Kwango District . An arrêté royal of 28 March 1912 divided

266-593: The south by the Cataractes District , to the east by the Kwango , Lualaba Kassai and Lac Léopold II districts, and to the north by Équateur District . The French territories were across the river to the west. The Free State was annexed by Belgium in 1908 as the Belgian Congo . On a 1910 map the Stanley Pool District had been renamed Moyen-Congo District, with various changes to the boundary. It

285-579: The south. The district extended south from the point where the combined Kwango and Kwilu rivers entered the Kasai River , and included the watershed of the Wamba River . The Kwango River formed the border with the Portuguese territory to the west, and the eastern boundary was to the east of the Kwilu River. The Congo Free State was annexed by Belgium in 1908 as the Belgian Congo . Kwango

304-399: The southern boundary. Other maps, drawn later, show Lualaba Kassai renamed Kasai District and a new Lualaba District formed from the southwest part of Stanley Falls District . The Congo Free State was annexed by Belgium in 1908 as the Belgian Congo . A map of administrative divisions in 1910 shows Kasai District still stretching down to the southern border of the colony, but extended to

323-457: The west. The area was 95,600 square kilometres (36,900 sq mi) out of a total of 323,100 square kilometres (124,700 sq mi) for Kasai province as a whole. On 14 August 1962 Kasaï Province was divided into five new provinces: Lomami , Luluabourg , Sankuru , Sud-Kasaï and Unité Kasaïenne . On 25 April 1966 Luluabourg and Unité Kasaïenne were united to form Kasaï-Occidental , while Lomami, Sankuru, and Sud-Kasaï were united in

342-407: Was a district of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo . It disappeared in a reorganization of 1914. Article 3 of the decree of 16 April 1887 provided for the Congo Free State to be divided into administrative districts headed by district commissioners, assisted by one or more deputies. The decree of 1 August 1888 divided the Congo Free State into eleven districts, of which the first five were in

361-482: Was elevated to capital city of the new province. Kasai District Kasai District ( French : District du Kasai , Dutch : District Kasai ) was a district of the Congo Free State , Belgian Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo , named after the Kasai River . It was formed around 1885 and went through several large changes in extent in the years that followed. The 1933 version of

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