Sankuru is one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 21 new provinces created after the 2015 repartitioning.
Sankuru, Kasaï-Oriental, and Lomami provinces were formed by the breakup of the previous Kasaï-Oriental province.
Sankuru was founded from the Sankuru District, with Lusambo serving as the new province’s capital city.
The 2020 population is expected to be 2,593,400.
The capital of the province is Lusambo.
| Population (2020 est.) | |
|---|---|
| • Total | 2,593,400 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
From 1966 to 2009, the province was administered as the District of Sankuru. It is now divided into six regions:
- Katako Kombe – with the town of Katako-Kombe and the City of Lumumbaville
- Kole – with the town of Kole
- Lodja – with the City of Lodja
- Lomela – with the town of Lomela
- Lubefu – with the town of Tshumbe Ste Marie and the city of Lubefu
- Lusambo – with the City of Lusambo