Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning . Kwango, Kwilu , and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province . Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was made the provincial capital and thus gained city status .
2-582: 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. The capital of Kwango district is Kenge, and other towns in the region are 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
4-485: 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 , later returning to full provincial status with its capital based at Kenge on 18 July 2015. This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kwango River Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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