- Kikwit
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footnotes =Kikwit is the largest city of the Bandundu province, lying on the
Kwilu River in the southwestern part of theDemocratic Republic of Congo . The population is approximately 294,210 (2004). An important commercial andadministrative centre , it is home to astadium and is known for itstraditional dance s, in particular theBapende dancers whose geographic origin centers around the village ofGungu in present-dayBandundu Province . Bapende dancers often wear traditional costumes comprising colorful masks and attire made fromraffia . Kikwit is also home to anairport .In
1995 the city saw one of the few outbreaks of the deadlyEbola virus.ee also
*Dr.
Matthew Lukwiya (1957-2000)
*GuluWalk
*Epidemiology Thirty-six (36) months after the promulgation of the new Congolese Constitution, it will become the capital of the new Kwilu province.
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