Kwango
Kwango
Province du Kwango ( UTC+1 (West Africa Time) | |
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| License Plate Code |  CGO / 11 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kikongo ya leta |
Kwango is a
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.
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
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
- ^ "Congo (Kinshasa) provinces". Rulers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "RDC: démembrement effectif du Bandundu". Radio Okapi (in French). 19 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo". Statiods.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)". Statoids. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
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