Kasai
Kasai is the central region of Democratic Republic of the Congo, known mostly for its diamond mines. Since 2016, the region has been destabilized by the violent Kamuina Nsapu conflict.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sagar Bhatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kananga and Mbuji-Mayi.
Kananga
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Kananga is a city in the Kasai Region of the DRC. Once destined to become the new capital, this city of about 1.2 million people is now off the radar for most travelers to Congo.
Mbuji-Mayi
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mbuji-Mayi is a sprawling city in Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mbuji-Mayi might be the second-largest city in the DRC, but nobody really knows for sure.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Luebo Airport.
Luebo Airport
Aerodrome
Luebo Airport is an airstrip serving the town of Luebo in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luebo.
Luebo
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Luebo or Lwebo is a town of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the seat of the territory of the same name. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 40,115.
Kasai
- Type: region
- Description: region of the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Also known as: “Kasai region” and “Kasaï region”
- Location: DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-5.35° or 5° 21′ southLongitude
21.4167° or 21° 25′ 0″ eastOpen location code
6G63MC28+2MWikidata ID
Q3820436
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Satellite Map
Discover Kasai from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Kasai” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “regió de Kasai”
- Catalan: “Regió de Kasai”
- Chinese: “开赛”
- Chinese: “开赛區”
- Chinese: “開賽地區”
- Dutch: “Kasaï”
- French: “Kasaï (région)”
- French: “Kasaï”
- Hausa: “Kasaï Region”
- Italian: “Kasai (Repubblica Democratica del Congo)”
- Italian: “Kasai”
- Japanese: “カサイ地域”
- Slovak: “Kasai (región)”
- Slovak: “Kasai”
- Spanish: “Región de Kasai”
- Venetian: “Kasai”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Kasai”. Photo: Sagar Bhatt, CC BY-SA 3.0.