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
 • Total
89,974 km2 (34,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 est.)
 • Total
2,618,700
 • 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 made the provincial capital and thus gained city status.

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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] and other towns in the region are 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, later returning to full provincial status with its capital based at Kenge on 18 July 2015. [5]

In December 2024, deputy provincial governor Rémy Saki reported that between November 10 and November 25, 67 and 143 people had died of an unknown disease in the Panzi health zone. Apollinaire Yumba, the province's health minister, requested that citizens stay away from dead bodies and urged outside groups to give medical aid. World Health Organization officials were also in the region to collect samples. [6]

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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.
  6. ↑ Kamale, Jean-Yves (3 December 2024). "Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths". AP News. Kinshasa, Congo. Retrieved 6 December 2024.


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