Bandundu, Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇨🇩 Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is the capital city of Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1Geography: Location Bandundu is located on the east bank of the Kwango River, just north of the confluence of the Kwango and the Kwilu, and 8 km (5.0 mi) south from the mouth of the Kwango on the Kasai River. It is around 260 km (160 mi) from Kinshasa by air, or about 400 km (250 mi) by road. In 2009, Bandundu had an estimated population of 133,080.
1Economy Bandundu was once a significant river port, as it is the largest town on the river between Kinshasa and Kikwit. However, traffic on the Kasai and Kwango Rivers dropped dramatically as a result of the Second Congo War, and has yet to recover. Bandundu does have intermittent passenger and freight service to Kinshasa, Mushie and Kikwit. Since 2008, there is a car/truck ferry service running several times per day across the Kwango. An unpaved road, roughly 250 km long, runs from this point to the main (paved) highway between Kinshasa and Kikwit.
Bandundu is served by Bandundu Airport, with direct flights to Kinshasa.
Unlike many cities in the Congo, Bandundu has a fairly constant supply of electricity. However, this has nothing to do with Inga-Shaba HVDC line, as this line has no intermediate terminals.
1Kinshasa Time
Bandundu has a population of over 143,435 people. Bandundu also forms the centre of the wider Kwilu Province which has a population of over 5,490,000 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Bandundu has links with:
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