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Kongo Central

Province du Kongo Central (French)
Kizunga kia Kongo dia Kati (Kikongo)
Kongo Central Province du Kongo Central (French); Kizunga kia Kongo dia Kati (Kikongo)
Province
	Zongo Falls on the Inkisi River
	Seal
	Coordinates: 05°49′S 13°29′E / 5.817°S 13.483°E
Country	DR Congo
Capital; and largest city	Matadi
Government
• Body	Provincial Assembly of Kongo Central
• Governor	Grâce Bilolo
Area
• Total	53,920 km2 (20,820 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	6,838,500
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)
ISO 3166 code	CD-BC
License Plate Code	CGO / 10
Official language	French
National languages	Kikongo ya Leta, lingala
HDI (2017)	0.432; low
Non-national language	Kikongo

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Kongo Central (Kongo: Kongo dia Kati^[4]^[5]), formerly Bas-Congo, is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[6] Its capital is Matadi.

History

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 was renamed Kongo Central after independence.^[7]^[8]

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.

Geography

Kongo Central is the only province in the country with an ocean coastline; it has narrow frontage on the Atlantic Ocean to 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 a series of rapids that make it unnavigable until the Malebo Pool.

Divisions

The provincial capital is Matadi, with Boma being the other official city. The remainder of the province is administratively divided into ten territories, the most of any province:^[9]

Before 2015 these territories were divisions of the Bas-Fleuve, Cataractes and Lukaya districts; except for Moanda, which was attached to Boma (a city/district hybrid).^[10]

Towns with their 2010 populations are:

Name	Former District	Territory	Pop. 2010^[11]	Coordinates^[11]
Boma	–	–	167,326	5°51′S 13°03′E / 5.85°S 13.05°E / -5.85; 13.05 (Boma)
Inga	Bas-Fleuve	Tshela	10,417	5°39′S 13°39′E / 5.65°S 13.65°E / -5.65; 13.65 (Inga)
Inkisi	Lukaya	Kasangulu	77,797	5°08′S 15°04′E / 5.13°S 15.07°E / -5.13; 15.07 (Inkisi)
Kasangulu	Lukaya	Kasangulu	30,724	4°35′S 15°11′E / 4.58°S 15.18°E / -4.58; 15.18 (Kasangulu)
Kimpese	Cataractes	Songololo	53,660	5°33′S 14°26′E / 5.55°S 14.43°E / -5.55; 14.43 (Kimpese)
Kimvula	Lukaya	Kimvula		5°43′03″S 15°57′44″E / 5.717412°S 15.962191°E / -5.717412; 15.962191 (Kimvula)
Kinzau-Mvuete	Bas-Fleuve	Tshela	17,870	5°29′S 13°17′E / 5.48°S 13.28°E / -5.48; 13.28 (Kinzau-Mvuete)
Lukula	Bas-Fleuve	Lukula	31,394	5°23′S 12°57′E / 5.38°S 12.95°E / -5.38; 12.95 (Lukula)
Luozi	Cataractes	Luozi	13,258	4°57′S 14°08′E / 4.95°S 14.13°E / -4.95; 14.13 (Luozi)
Madimba	Lukaya	Madimba		4°58′48″S 15°08′46″E / 4.980084°S 15.14622°E / -4.980084; 15.14622 (Madimba)
Matadi	–	–	291,338	5°49′S 13°29′E / 5.82°S 13.48°E / -5.82; 13.48 (Matadi)
Mbanza-Ngungu	Cataractes	Mbanza-Ngungu	97,037	5°15′S 14°52′E / 5.25°S 14.86°E / -5.25; 14.86 (Mbanza-Ngungu)
Muanda	Boma	Muanda	86,896	5°56′S 12°21′E / 5.93°S 12.35°E / -5.93; 12.35 (Muanda)
Seke-Banza	Bas-Fleuve	Seke-Banza	6,015	5°20′S 13°16′E / 5.33°S 13.27°E / -5.33; 13.27 (Seke-Banza)
Songololo	Cataractes	Songololo	12,382	5°42′S 14°02′E / 5.70°S 14.03°E / -5.70; 14.03 (Songololo)
Tshela	Bas-Fleuve	Tshela	45,588	4°58′0″S 12°56′0″E / 4.96667°S 12.93333°E / -4.96667; 12.93333 (Tshela)

Notable people from Kongo Central

Afonso I of Kongo, the sixth ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo.
Zamenga Batukezanga, writer, was born in Kongo Central.
Paul Panda Farnana, first Congolese with Belgian diploma of higher education.
Thomas Kanza, Congolese diplomat. He was one of the first Congolese nationals to graduate from a university.
Sophie Kanza, first Congolese woman to obtain a university degree; politician and sociologist).
Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Democratic Republic of the Congo first president.
Simon Kimbangu, founder of Christian new religious movement Kimbanguism.
Ray Lema, France-based pianist, guitarist, and songwriter.
François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi, virtuoso Congolese Rumba guitarist and singer.
Ne Muanda Nsemi, Bundu dia Kongo leader.

Citations

^ Ndombasi, Exaucée (26 June 2024). "Grâce Bilolo prend officiellement ses fonctions de Gouverneur du Kongo Central". Voix du Kongo Central (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Kongo-central : le kikongo en voie de disparition, le lingala gagne progressivement du terrain [Enquête]". L'Opinion Info (in French). Le lingala est fortement utilisé dans les milieux des enfants et des jeunes, tandis que le Kikongo est principalement utilisé chez les vieilles personnes. [Lingala is used extensively among children and youth, while Kikongo is used primarily among older people.]
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
^ M. J. Hambrey and W. B. Harland, Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record, Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 157
^ Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu, Bundu dia Kongo, une résurgence des messianismes et de l’alliance des Bakongo?, Universiteit Gent, België, 2011, p. 1
^ Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo du 1er août 1964" [Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 1 August 1964]. Global Legal Information Network (in French). 1964. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. (Article 4)
^ "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo du 24 juin 1967" [Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 24 June 1967]. Global Legal Information Network (in French). 1967. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. (Article 1)
^ Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo (March 2017). Annuaire statistique 2015 [2015 Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in French). pp. 8-9 Tableau 1.3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2 Jan 2023.
^ Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo (July 2015). Annuaire statistique 2014 [2014 Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in French). pp. 36–38 Tableau 1.5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 Mar 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Bas-Congo: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.

General and cited references

Gillet, J. (1927). Catalogue des plantes du jardin d'essais de la mission de Kisantu. Brussels. 166 pp.
Kibungu Kembelo, A. O. (2004). Plantes medicinales du Bas-Congo et leurs usages. DFID. 197 pp.
Latham, P. (2003) Edible Caterpillars and Their Food Plants in Bas-Congo. Mystole Publications. ISBN 0954301277, 60 pp.
Latham, P. (2004). Useful Plants of Bas-Congo Province. DFID. ISBN 0954669835, 320 pp.
Latham, P. (2008). Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo DFID. ISBN 9780955420863, 44 pp.
Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2010). Plantes utiles du Bas-Congo. Mystole Publications. ISBN 9780955420818, 372 pp.
Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2011). Some Honeybee Plants of Bas-Congo Province. DFID. ISBN 9780955420894, 248 pp.
Latham, P. & Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2014). Useful plants of Bas-Congo province. ISBN 9780955420870, 553 pp.
Pauwels, L. (1993). Nzayilu N'ti – guide des arbres et arbustes de la région de Kinshasa – Brazzaville. Meise. ISBN 9072619102, 495 pp.

External links

Media related to Kongo Central at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Ndombasi, Exaucée (26 June 2024). "Grâce Bilolo prend officiellement ses fonctions de Gouverneur du Kongo Central". Voix du Kongo Central (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.

[Opinioninfo-2] "Kongo-central : le kikongo en voie de disparition, le lingala gagne progressivement du terrain [Enquête]". L'Opinion Info (in French). Le lingala est fortement utilisé dans les milieux des enfants et des jeunes, tandis que le Kikongo est principalement utilisé chez les vieilles personnes. [Lingala is used extensively among children and youth, while Kikongo is used primarily among older people.]

[GlobalDataLab-3] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

[4] M. J. Hambrey and W. B. Harland, Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record, Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 157

[5] Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu, Bundu dia Kongo, une résurgence des messianismes et de l’alliance des Bakongo?, Universiteit Gent, België, 2011, p. 1

[cia.gov-6] Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[7] "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo du 1er août 1964" [Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 1 August 1964]. Global Legal Information Network (in French). 1964. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. (Article 4)

[8] "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo du 24 juin 1967" [Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 24 June 1967]. Global Legal Information Network (in French). 1967. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012. (Article 1)

[9] Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo (March 2017). Annuaire statistique 2015 [2015 Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in French). pp. 8-9 Tableau 1.3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2 Jan 2023.

[10] Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo (July 2015). Annuaire statistique 2014 [2014 Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in French). pp. 36–38 Tableau 1.5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 Mar 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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-'''Kongo Central''' ({{lang-kg|Kongo dia Kati}}<ref>M. J. Hambrey and W. B. Harland, ''Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record'', Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 157</ref><ref>Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu, ''Bundu dia Kongo, une résurgence des messianismes et de l’alliance des Bakongo?'', Universiteit Gent, België, 2011, p. 1</ref>), formerly '''Bas-Congo''', is one of the 26 [[provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref name="cia.gov">
+'''Kongo Central''' ({{langx|kg|Kongo dia Kati}}<ref>M. J. Hambrey and W. B. Harland, ''Earth's Pre-Pleistocene Glacial Record'', Cambridge University Press, 2011, p. 157</ref><ref>Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu, ''Bundu dia Kongo, une résurgence des messianismes et de l’alliance des Bakongo?'', Universiteit Gent, België, 2011, p. 1</ref>), formerly '''Bas-Congo''', is one of the 26 [[provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref name="cia.gov">
 {{cite web|author=Central Intelligence Agency|title=Democratic Republic of the Congo|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|location=Langley, Virginia |year=2016|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/congo-democratic-republic-of-the/|access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> Its capital is [[Matadi]].
 ==History==
 At the time of independence, the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the greater province of [[Kinshasa|Léopoldville]], along with the capital city of [[Kinshasa]] and the districts of [[Kwango District|Kwango]], [[Kwilu District|Kwilu]] and [[Mai-Ndombe District|Mai-Ndombe]]. Under Belgian colonial rule, the province was known as [[Bas-Congo District|Bas-Congo]] (as in "Lower Congo River") and was renamed Kongo Central after independence.<ref>{{cite web |title=Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo du 1er août 1964 |language=fr |trans-title=Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 1 August 1964 |work=Global Legal Information Network |url=http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=191255 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802095049/http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=191255 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |year=1964 |access-date=22 May 2012}} (Article 4)</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo du 24 juin 1967 |language=fr |trans-title=Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of 24 June 1967 |work=Global Legal Information Network |url=http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=191256 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802082035/http://www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=191256 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2012 |year=1967 |access-date=22 May 2012}} (Article 1)</ref>
 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.
+[[File:Masques BaKongo.JPG|thumb|center|[[Kongo people|BaKongo]] masks from the Kongo Central region]]
 ==Geography==
 [[File:Bas-congo.JPG|thumb|Landscape of Kongo Central]]
-[[File:Masques BaKongo.JPG|thumb|[[Kongo people|BaKongo]] masks from the Kongo Central region]]
-Kongo Central is the only province in the country with an ocean coastline; it has narrow frontage on the Atlantic Ocean. It borders the provinces of [[Kinshasa]] to the north-east, [[Kwango Province|Kwango]] to the east, and the [[Republic of Angola]] to the south as well as the [[Republic of the Congo]] and [[Cabinda Province|Cabinda]] to the north.
+Kongo Central is the only province in the country with an ocean coastline; it has narrow frontage on the Atlantic Ocean to the west. It borders the city-province of [[Kinshasa]] to the north-east, the province of [[Kwango Province|Kwango]] to the east, and the [[Republic of Angola]] to the south as well as the [[Republic of the Congo]] and [[Cabinda Province|Cabinda]] to the north.
-==Divisions==
-The provincial capital is [[Matadi]], with
+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 a  [[Livingstone Falls|series of rapids]] that make it unnavigable until the [[Malebo Pool]].
-[[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]] being the other official city.
-The remainder of the province is administratively divided into ten territories, the most of any province:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo |title=Annuaire statistique 2015 |trans-title=2015 Statistical Yearbook |date=March 2017 |url=https://ins-rdc.org/sites/default/files/Annuaire%20statistique%202015%20Web.pdf#page=36 |access-date=2 Jan 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013210216/https://ins-rdc.org/sites/default/files/Annuaire%20statistique%202015%20Web.pdf#page=36 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |url-status=live |pages=8-9 Tableau 1.3 |language=fr}}</ref>
+=== Divisions ===
+The provincial capital is Matadi, with [[Boma, Kongo Central|Boma]] being the other official city. The remainder of the province is administratively divided into ten territories, the most of any province:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo |title=Annuaire statistique 2015 |trans-title=2015 Statistical Yearbook |date=March 2017 |url=https://ins-rdc.org/sites/default/files/Annuaire%20statistique%202015%20Web.pdf#page=36 |access-date=2 Jan 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013210216/https://ins-rdc.org/sites/default/files/Annuaire%20statistique%202015%20Web.pdf#page=36 |archive-date=13 October 2022 |url-status=live |pages=8-9 Tableau 1.3 |language=fr}}</ref>
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 * [[Kasangulu Territory|Kasangulu]]
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 * [[Tshela Territory|Tshela]]
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-Before 2015 these territories were divisions of the [[Bas-Fleuve District|Bas-Fleuve]], [[Cataractes District|Cataractes]] and [[Lukaya District|Lukaya]] districts; except for Moanda, which was attached to Boma (a city/district hybrid).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo |title=Annuaire statistique 2014 |trans-title=2014 Statistical Yearbook |date=July 2015 |url=https://www.cd.undp.org/content/dam/dem_rep_congo/docs/MDG/Anuaire%20Statistique%20RDC%202014.pdf#page=36 |access-date=3 January 2023 |pages=36–38 Tableau 1.5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312081453/https://www.cd.undp.org/content/dam/dem_rep_congo/docs/MDG/Anuaire%20Statistique%20RDC%202014.pdf#page=36 |archive-date=12 Mar 2019 |url-status=dead |format=PDF |language=fr}}</ref>
+Before 2015 these territories were divisions of the [[Bas-Fleuve District|Bas-Fleuve]], [[Cataractes District|Cataractes]] and [[Lukaya District|Lukaya]] [[Districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|districts]]; except for Moanda, which was attached to Boma (a city/district hybrid).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo |title=Annuaire statistique 2014 |trans-title=2014 Statistical Yearbook |date=July 2015 |url=https://www.cd.undp.org/content/dam/dem_rep_congo/docs/MDG/Anuaire%20Statistique%20RDC%202014.pdf#page=36 |access-date=3 January 2023 |pages=36–38 Tableau 1.5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312081453/https://www.cd.undp.org/content/dam/dem_rep_congo/docs/MDG/Anuaire%20Statistique%20RDC%202014.pdf#page=36 |archive-date=12 Mar 2019 |url-status=dead |format=PDF |language=fr}}</ref>
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 ==Notable people from Kongo Central==
+<!-- Please maintain alphabetical order. -->
+* [[Afonso I of Kongo]], the sixth ruler of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]].
+* [[Zamenga Batukezanga]], writer, was born in Kongo Central.
+* [[Paul Panda Farnana]], first Congolese with Belgian diploma of higher education.
+* [[Thomas Kanza]], Congolese diplomat. He was one of the first Congolese nationals to graduate from a university.
+* [[Sophie Kanza]], first Congolese woman to obtain a university degree; politician and sociologist).
+* [[Joseph Kasa-Vubu]], Democratic Republic of the Congo first president.
+* [[Simon Kimbangu]], founder of Christian new religious movement [[Kimbanguism]].
+* [[Ray Lema]], France-based pianist, guitarist, and songwriter.
+* [[Franco Luambo|François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi]], virtuoso Congolese Rumba guitarist and singer.
+* [[Muanda Nsemi|Ne Muanda Nsemi]], [[Bundu dia Kongo]] leader.
+== Citations ==
-*[[Afonso I of Kongo]], the sixth ruler of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]].
-*[[Paul Panda Farnana]], first Congolese with Belgian diploma of higher education.
-*[[Joseph Kasa-Vubu]], Democratic Republic of the Congo first president.
-*[[Simon Kimbangu]], founder of Christian new religious movement [[Kimbanguism]].
-*Writer [[Zamenga Batukezanga]] was born in Kongo Central.
-*[[Thomas Kanza]], Congolese diplomat. He was one of the first Congolese nationals to graduate from a university.
-*Ne Muanda Nsemi, [[Bundu dia Kongo]] leader.
-*[[Franco Luambo]] Makiadi, virtuoso Congolese Rumba guitarist and singer.
-*[[Ray Lema]], France-based pianist, guitarist, and songwriter.
-*[[Sophie Kanza]], first Congolese woman to obtain a university degree (politician and sociologist).
-*[[Longo-Mbenza Benjamin]], Professor of Medicine, Cardiologist.
-==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+== General and cited references ==
-==Bibliography==
+* Gillet, J. (1927). ''Catalogue des plantes du jardin d'essais de la mission de Kisantu''. Brussels. 166 pp.
-{{Commons category|Kongo Central}}
+* Kibungu Kembelo, A. O. (2004). ''Plantes medicinales du Bas-Congo et leurs usages''. DFID. 197 pp.
-*Gillet, J. (1927) Catalogue des plantes du jardin d'essais de la mission de Kisantu. Bruxelles 166 pp.
+* Latham, P. (2003) ''Edible Caterpillars and Their Food Plants in Bas-Congo''. Mystole Publications. {{ISBN|0954301277}}, 60 pp.
-*Pauwels, L. (1993) Nzayilu N'ti – guide des arbres et arbustes de la région de Kinshasa – Brazzaville. Meise {{ISBN|9072619102}}, 495 pp.
-*Latham, P. (2003) ''Edible caterpillars and their food plants in Bas-Congo'' Mystole Publications. {{ISBN|0954301277}}, 60 pp.
+* Latham, P. (2004). ''Useful Plants of Bas-Congo Province''. DFID. {{ISBN|0954669835}}, 320 pp.
-*Kibungu Kembelo, A.O. (2004) ''Plantes medicinales du Bas-Congo et leurs usages'' DFID. 197 pp.
+* Latham, P. (2008). ''Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo'' DFID. {{ISBN|9780955420863}}, 44 pp.
-*Latham, P. (2004) ''Useful plants of Bas-Congo province'' DFID. {{ISBN|0954669835}}, 320 pp.
+* Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2010). ''Plantes utiles du Bas-Congo''. Mystole Publications. {{ISBN|9780955420818}}, 372 pp.
-*Latham, P. (2008) ''Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo'' DFID. {{ISBN|9780955420863}},44 pp.
+* Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2011). ''Some Honeybee Plants of Bas-Congo Province''. DFID. {{ISBN|9780955420894}}, 248 pp.
-*Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2010) ''Plantes utiles du Bas-Congo''. Mystole Publications. {{ISBN|9780955420818}}, 372 pp.
+* Latham, P. & Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2014). ''Useful plants of Bas-Congo province''. {{ISBN|9780955420870}}, 553 pp.
+* Pauwels, L. (1993). ''Nzayilu N'ti – guide des arbres et arbustes de la région de Kinshasa – Brazzaville''. Meise. {{ISBN|9072619102}}, 495 pp.
-*Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2011) ''Some honeybee plants of Bas-Congo province'' DFID. {{ISBN|9780955420894}}, 248 pp.
-*Latham, P. & Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2014) ''Useful plants of Bas-Congo province'' {{ISBN|9780955420870}}, 553 pp.
+== External links ==
+* {{Commons category inline|Kongo Central}}
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 [[Category:Kongo Central| ]]
-[[Category:Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
 [[Category:1962 establishments in the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)]]
-[[Category:States and territories established in 1963]]
 [[Category:Geopolitical corridors]]
+[[Category:Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
+[[Category:States and territories established in 1963]]

v t e Kongo Central Province
Cities	Matadi Matadi Nzanza Mvuzi Boma Kabondo Kalamu Nzadi
Territories	Kasangulu Kimvula Lukula Luozi Madimba Mbanza-Ngungu Moanda Seke-Banza Songololo Tshela
Populated places	Banana Nkamba
Other	Inga dams Mangroves National Park Yellala Falls

v t e Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Current provinces	Bas-Uélé Équateur Haut-Katanga Haut-Lomami Haut-Uélé Ituri Kasaï Kasaï-Central Kasaï-Oriental Kinshasa Kongo Central Kwango Kwilu Lomami Lualaba Mai-Ndombe Maniema Mongala Nord-Ubangi North Kivu Sankuru South Kivu Sud-Ubangi Tanganyika Tshopo Tshuapa
1966–2015	Bandundu Bas-Congo Équateur Kasaï-Occidental Kasaï-Oriental Katanga Kinshasa Maniema North Kivu Orientale South Kivu
1963–1966	Congo Central Cuvette-Centrale Haut-Congo Katanga Oriental Kibali-Ituri Kivu Central Kwango Kwilu Lomami Lualaba Luluabourg Mai-Ndombe Maniema Moyen-Congo Nord-Katanga Nord-Kivu Sankuru South Kasai Ubangi Uele Unité Kasaïenne
1960–1963	Équateur Kasaï Katanga Kinshasa Kivu Léopoldville Orientale

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Geographic	MusicBrainz area