Kwilu Province

Kwilu Province
Province
Coordinates: 5°2′S 18°49′E / 5.033°S 18.817°E / -5.033; 18.817Coordinates: 5°2′S 18°49′E / 5.033°S 18.817°E / -5.033; 18.817
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital Kikwit
Government
  Governor Kinyoka Kaba Lumuna Godel[1]
Area
  Total 78,219 km2 (30,201 sq mi)
Population (2005 est.)
  Total 5,174,718
  Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Official language French
National language Kikongo

Kwilu Province is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Its capital is Kikwit. It takes its name from the Kwilu River, which crosses the province from south to north.

Administrative areas

Towns and territories are:

History

Kwilu was administered as a province from 1962 to 1966, however in 1964 the administration was taken over by the central government due to a rebellion in southwestern Congo. A rebel administration under Pierre Mulele ran most of Kwilu province from January 1964.[3] The province was reconquered by the legal government in June 1965. The provincial government was restored on January 18, 1966, but the province was merged with Kwango District and Mai-Ndombe District to create Bandundu Province.

President

Governor

Between 1966 and 2015, Kwilu was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province.

References

  1. "RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus". Radio Okapi. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. Stephen L. Weigert, Angola: A Modern Military History 1961-2002, 16-22.
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