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5-659: Seke-Banza is a community in Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is the seat of the Seke-Banza territory . As of 2012 the town's population was estimated to be 6,286. In June 2007 it was reported that the 22 kilometres (14 mi) road running north from Kinzao to Seke-Banza was in an advanced state of deterioration following torrential rains. The authorities were planning to raise money to fill
10-478: Is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Its capital is Matadi . At the time of independence, the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the greater province of Léopoldville , along with the capital city of Kinshasa and the districts of Kwango , Kwilu and Mai-Ndombe . Under Belgian colonial rule, the province was known as Bas-Congo (as in "Lower Congo River") and
15-487: The potholes through tolls. As of November 2008 the road had still not been repaired. As a result, trucks and motorcycles could no longer transport food from the town, and the prices paid for produce such as cassava, peanuts and tarot had dropped by as much as one half. This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kongo Central Kongo Central ( Kongo : Kongo dia Kati ), formerly Bas-Congo ,
20-509: The west. It borders the city-province of Kinshasa to the north-east, the province of 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. The lower Congo River traverses the province from the north-east to the south-west. It is navigable from the Atlantic Ocean to the port city of Matadi after which there are
25-409: Was renamed Kongo Central after independence. Under the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko from 1965 to 1997, the Congo river was renamed as Zaire . The province was named as Bas-Zaïre . The name was later reverted to Bas-Congo. It was subsequently renamed as Kongo Central in 2015. Kongo Central is the only province in the country with an ocean coastline; it has narrow frontage on the Atlantic Ocean to
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