Mai-Ndombe Province | |
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Province | |
Coordinates: 01°57′S 18°16′E / 1.950°S 18.267°ECoordinates: 01°57′S 18°16′E / 1.950°S 18.267°E | |
Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Capital | Inongo |
Area | |
• Total | 127,465 km2 (49,215 sq mi) |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 1,768,327 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Official language | French |
National language | Kikongo, Lingala |
Mai-Ndombe Province is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The new province was formed by combining Plateaux District, Mai-Ndombe District and the city of Bandundu, all in pre-2015 Bandundu Province. Its capital is Inongo.
Mai-Ndombe Province was a separate province from 1962 to 1966, prior the creation of Bandundu Province from the post-colonial political regions of Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe. Presidents (from 1965, governors) were: