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Kwango

Kwango Province
Province
Location of Kwango 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
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. 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.

The capital of Kwango district is Kenge. Other towns include Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba. The province is in the southwest of the DRC, bordering Angola to the south. Territories are:

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.



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