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Bas-Congo

Province du Bas-Congo
Location of Bas-Congo
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
CapitalMatadi
Largest cityMatadi
Government
 • GovernorSimon Mbaki Batshia
Area
 • Total53,920 km2 (20,820 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 est.)
 • Total4,522,942
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bakongo
National languageKikongo
Districts3
Cities2
Websitekongocentral.net

Bas-Congo or Kongo Central is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

Bas-Congo was formerly known as Congo Centrale and then Bas-Zaïre. At the time of the independence of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province was part of the greater province of Leopoldville, along with the city of Kinshasa and the districts of Kwango, Kwilu and Mai-Ndombe.

Geography

Landscape of Kongo Central

Bas-Congo is the only province with a coastline (Atlantic Ocean). It borders the provinces of Kinshasa to the north-east, Kwango to the east, and the Republic of Angola to the south as well as the Republic of the Congo and Cabinda to the north.

Divisions

The provincial capital is Matadi. The only other official city is Boma. The remainder of the province is divided into the districts of Bas-Fleuve, Cataractes and Lukaya. Towns with their 2010 populations are:

Name District Territory Pop. 2010[1] Coordinates[1]
Boma - - 167,326 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Inga Bas-Fleuve District Tshela Territory 10,417 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Inkisi Lukaya District Kasangulu Territory 77,797 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kasangulu Lukaya District Kasangulu Territory 30,724 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kimpese Cataractes District Songololo Territory 53,660 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kimvula Lukaya District Kimvula Territory Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kinzau-Mvuete Bas-Fleuve District Tshela Territory 17,870 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lukula Bas-Fleuve District Lukula Territory 31,394 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Luozi Cataractes District Luozi Territory 13,258 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Madimba Lukaya District Madimba Territory Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Matadi - - 291,338 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mbanza-Ngungu Cataractes District Mbanza-Ngungu Territory 97,037 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Muanda - Muanda Territory 86,896 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Seke-Banza Bas-Fleuve District Seke-Banza Territory 6,015 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Songololo Cataractes District Songololo Territory 12,382 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tshela Bas-Fleuve District Tshela Territory 45,588 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Following the 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), the Democratic Republic of the Congo was to be divided into 25 provinces within 36 months (18 February 2009); with Bas-Congo being renamed Kongo Central. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bas-Congo: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer.
  2. "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections". Congo Siasa.

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