Kongo Central

Infobox DRCongo Province
country = Democratic Republic of the Congo
native_name = Province du Kongo Central
common_name = Kongo Central
capital = Matadi
largest_city = Matadi
national_language = Kikongo
population_density = 52.57
population_estimate = 3,734,594 [http://www.ucdp-info.com/presses_secu_al.htm]
governor = Simon Mbaki Batshia

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pop_year = 1998
area = 53.920
area_scale = 10
districts = 3
cities = 2
demonym = Bakongo
website = http://www.bas-congo.cd/




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Kongo Central (formerly Congo Centrale, Bas-Zaïre, then Bas-Congo) is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the time of the independence of the Democratic Republic Republic of the Congo, the province was part of the greater province of Leopoldville, along with the current provinces of Kinshasa, Kwango, Kwilu and Mai-ndombe. It is the only province with a coastline (Atlantic Ocean), and its provincial capital is Matadi. The province borders Kinshasa to the north-east, Kwango to the east, and the Republic of Angola to the south.

Geography

The only other official city is Boma. Other towns include Banana, Muanda, Boma, Mbanza-Ngungu, Kitona and Vivi. In legal terms, Muanda is mainly a territory of the City of Boma, but also a town (territories take their names from the name of their main town). Banana is a town in the territory of Muanda.