The Kwilu River ( Portuguese : Rio Cuílo ; French : Rivière Kwilu ; Dutch : Kwilu Rivier ) is a major river in both Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province in Angola as well as Kwilu Province , formerly known as Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the city of Bandundu , where it joins the Kwango River just before this stream enters the Kasai River . In the DRC the river flows past the towns of Gungu , Kikwit , Bulungu , Bagata , Rutherfordia and Bandundu. Lusanga , formerly Leverville, lies at the location where the Kwenge River joins the Kwilu, between Kikwit and Bulungu.
5-734: Kwilu may refer to Kwilu River , a river in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tributary of the Kwango River near its confluence with the Kasai River near Bandundu Kwilu River, a river in Angola and at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tributary of the Kwango River near Popokabaka Kwilu River, a river in Angola and
10-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kwilu River It is a meandering river. Near its mouth it is 950 meters wide. The bed material is sand . The river is about 965 kilometres (600 mi) long. In the wet season the flooded area covers 1,550 square kilometres (600 sq mi). The headwaters of the river rise at elevations between 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) and 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) in
15-516: The Angolan highlands. They drop steeply to the flat central Congo Basin at between 500 metres (1,600 ft) and 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level. A 2011 survey found 113 species of fish in 21 families and eight orders. This article related to a river in Angola is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in the Democratic Republic of
20-496: The Congo Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kwilu . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kwilu&oldid=1126799062 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-749: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, tributary of the Congo River in Mayombe Kwilu dynasty , a ruling family in the Kingdom of Kongo Kwilu Province , a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Kwilu Ngongo , a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near the Angolan border Nsi Kwilu , the region along the Kwilu River Kouilou-Niari River , a river in the Republic of
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