Kwango

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Kwango
Province du Kwango (French)
Province
Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kwango.svg
Coordinates: 4°49′18.64″S17°2′23.57″E / 4.8218444°S 17.0398806°E / -4.8218444; 17.0398806
CountryFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Established2015
Named for Kwango River
Capital Kenge
Government
 • GovernorWilly Bitwisila [1]
Area
 • Total89,974 km2 (34,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total2,618,700
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
License Plate Code Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg CGO / 11
Official language French
National language Kikongo ya leta

Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. [2] Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was elevated to provincial capital.

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The province takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines part of the international boundary between the DRC and Angola.

Towns/territories

The capital of Kwango district is Kenge. [3] Other towns include Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba. The province is in the southwest of the DRC, bordering Angola to the south. [4] Territories are:

History

Kwango previously existed as a province from 1962 to 1966. Presidents (from 1965, governors)

From 1966 to 2015, Kwango was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province. Kwango returned to full provincial status with its capital of Kenge on 18 July 2015. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Le nouveau gouverneur du Kwango prend ses fonctions". Radio Okapi (in French). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "RDC: démembrement effectif du Bandundu". Radio Okapi (in French). 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
  4. ↑ Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-18.
  5. ↑ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-11-22.


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