Kwango

Kwango Province
Province
Coordinates: 4°49′18.64″S 17°2′23.57″E / 4.8218444°S 17.0398806°E / -4.8218444; 17.0398806Coordinates: 4°49′18.64″S 17°2′23.57″E / 4.8218444°S 17.0398806°E / -4.8218444; 17.0398806
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Kenge
Government
  Governor Larousse Kabula Mavula[1]
Area
  Total 89,974 km2 (34,739 sq mi)
Population (2005 est.)
  Total 1,994,036
  Density 22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Official language French
National language Kikongo

Kwango is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Its capital is Kenge. It takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines 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]

References

  1. "RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus". Radio Okapi. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
  4. X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  5. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
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