Kwango
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the province. For the river, see Kwango River. For the former district, see Kwango District.
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 capital city of the province.
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Kwango
Province du Kwango (French) | |
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Coordinates: 4°49′18.64″S 17°2′23.57″E | |
Country | DR Congo |
Established | 2015 |
Named for | Kwango River |
Capital | Kenge |
Government | |
• Governor | Jean-Marie Peti Peti Tamata[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 89,974 km2 (34,739 sq mi) |
Population (2020 est.) | |
• Total | 2,618,700 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
License Plate Code | CGO / 11 |
Official language | French |
National language | Kikongo ya leta |
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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.