Kwango

Kwango is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 capital city of the new province.

This article is about the province. For the river, see Kwango River.
Kwango
Province
Province du Kwango
Coordinates: 4°49′18.64″S 17°2′23.57″E
Country DR Congo
Established2015
Named forKwango River
CapitalKenge
Government
 • GovernorJean-Marie Peti Peti Tamata[1]
Area
 • Total89,974 km2 (34,739 sq mi)
Population
 (2005 est.)
 • Total1,994,036
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Official languageFrench
National languageKikongo ya leta

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)

  • 23 September 1962 – 11 November 1962 Albert Delvaux (fl. 1918)
  • November 1962 Emmanuel Mayamba
  • 1962 – April 1963 Alphonse Pashi
  • August 1963 – April 1964 Pierre Masikita (1st time)
  • April 1964 – 30 September 1964 Belunda Kavunzu
  • 30 September 1964 –24 August 1965 Joseph Kulumba
  • 24 August 1965 – 25 April 1966 Pierre Masikita (2nd time)

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. "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  5. "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-11-22.


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