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.
Geographyedit
Landscape of Kongo CentralBaKongo 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 to the east, and the Republic of Angola to the south as well as the Republic of the Congo and Cabinda to the north.
Divisionsedit
The provincial capital is Matadi. The only other official city is Boma. 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]
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.
Referencesedit
^"Guy Bandu promet de faire du Kongo-Central le poumon économique de la RDC". Radio Okapi (in French). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^"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. (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2 Jan 2023.
^Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo (July 2015). [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.
^ ab"Bas-Congo: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16.
Bibliographyedit
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Gillet, J. (1927) Catalogue des plantes du jardin d'essais de la mission de Kisantu. Bruxelles 166 pp.
Pauwels, L. (1993) Nzayilu N'ti – guide des arbres et arbustes de la région de Kinshasa – Brazzaville. Meise ISBN9072619102, 495 pp.
Latham, P. (2003) Edible caterpillars and their food plants in Bas-Congo Mystole Publications. ISBN0954301277, 60 pp.
Kibungu Kembelo, A.O. (2004) Plantes medicinales du Bas-Congo et leurs usages DFID. 197 pp.
Latham, P. (2004) Useful plants of Bas-Congo province DFID. ISBN0954669835, 320 pp.
Latham, P. (2008) Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo DFID. ISBN9780955420863,44 pp.
Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2010) Plantes utiles du Bas-Congo. Mystole Publications. ISBN9780955420818, 372 pp.
Latham, P. et Konda ku Mbuta, A. (2011) Some honeybee plants of Bas-Congo province DFID. ISBN9780955420894, 248 pp.
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Bas Congo redirects here For Bakongo see Kongo people 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 Kongo CentralProvinceProvince du Kongo CentralSealCoordinates 05 49 S 13 29 E 5 817 S 13 483 E 5 817 13 483CountryDR CongoCapitaland largest cityMatadiGovernment BodyProvincial Assembly of Kongo Central GovernorGuy Bandu Ndungidi 1 Area Total53 920 km2 20 820 sq mi Population 2020 Total6 838 500 Density130 km2 330 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 West Africa Time License Plate CodeCGO 10Official languageFrenchNational languagesKikongo ya Leta lingala 2 HDI 2017 0 432 3 lowNon national languageKikongoMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Divisions 4 Notable people from Kongo Central 5 References 6 BibliographyHistory editAt the time of independence the area now encompassing Kongo Central was part of the greater province of Leopoldville 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 Zaire The name was later reverted to Bas Congo It was subsequently renamed as Kongo Central in 2015 Geography edit nbsp Landscape of Kongo Central nbsp BaKongo masks from the Kongo Central regionKongo 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 to the east and the Republic of Angola to the south as well as the Republic of the Congo and Cabinda to the north Divisions editThe provincial capital is Matadi The only other official city is Boma The remainder of the province is administratively divided into ten territories the most of any province 9 Kasangulu Kimvula Lukula Luozi Madimba Mbanza Ngungu Moanda Seke Banza Songololo Tshela 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 editAfonso 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 edit Guy Bandu promet de faire du Kongo Central le poumon economique de la RDC Radio Okapi in French 21 June 2022 Retrieved 21 June 2022 Kongo central le kikongo en voie de disparition le lingala gagne progressivement du terrain Enquete L Opinion Info in French Le lingala est fortement utilise dans les milieux des enfants et des jeunes tandis que le Kikongo est principalement utilise 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 resurgence des messianismes et de l alliance des Bakongo Universiteit Gent Belgie 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 Republique Democratique du Congo du 1er aout 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 Republique Democratique 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 Bibliography edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kongo Central Gillet J 1927 Catalogue des plantes du jardin d essais de la mission de Kisantu Bruxelles 166 pp Pauwels L 1993 Nzayilu N ti guide des arbres et arbustes de la region 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 Kibungu Kembelo A O 2004 Plantes medicinales du Bas Congo et leurs usages DFID 197 pp Latham P 2004 Useful plants of Bas Congo province DFID ISBN 0954669835 320 pp Latham P 2008 Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricieres 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 amp Konda ku Mbuta A 2014 Useful plants of Bas Congo province ISBN 9780955420870 553 pp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kongo Central amp oldid 1206368720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
