Kwilu | |
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Province du Kwilu | |
Coordinates: 5°2′S18°49′E / 5.033°S 18.817°E | |
Country | DR Congo |
Established | 2015 |
Named for | Kwilu River |
Capital | Bandundu |
Largest city | Kikwit |
Government | |
• Governor | Willy Itsundala Asang [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 78,219 km2 (30,201 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,682,300 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
License Plate Code | CGO / 12 |
Official language | French |
National language | Kikongo ya leta |
Website | https://kwiluprovince.com/ |
Kwilu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwilu, Kwango, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. [2] Kwilu was formed from the Kwilu district and the independently administered cities of Bandundu and Kikwit. Bandundu is the provincial capital. [3] The 2020 population was estimated to be 6,682,300. [4]
The province takes its name from the Kwilu River, which crosses it from the southeast to the northwest.
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Kwilu was administered as a province from 1962 to 1966. However, in 1964 the administration was taken over by the central government due to a rebellion in southwestern Congo. A rebel administration under Pierre Mulele ran most of Kwilu province from January 1964. [5] The province was reconquered by the legal government in June 1965. The provincial government was restored on January 18, 1966, but the province was merged with Kwango District and Mai-Ndombe District to create Bandundu Province.
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