Capital Kikwit National language Kikongo University University of Kikwit | Official language French Area 78,219 km² | |
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Country Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
Kwilu Province is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kikwit. It takes its name from the Kwilu River, which crosses the province from south to north.
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Map of Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Administrative areas
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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. 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.
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Between 1966 and 2015, Kwilu was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province.