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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Capital | Matadi | ||||
| Largest city | Matadi | ||||
| National language | Kikongo | ||||
| Land area¹ | 53.920 km² | ||||
| Governor | Simon Mbaki Batshia | ||||
| Population Density |
3,734,594 [1] (est. 1998) 52.57/km² |
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| Districts | 3 | ||||
| Cities | 2 | ||||
| Demonym | Bakongo | ||||
| Official Website | Province du Kongo Central | ||||
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Kongo Central (formerly Congo Centrale, Bas-Zaire, 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.
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| 2006 Constitution (to take effect in 2009) |
Bas-Uele · Équateur · Haut-Lomami · Haut-Katanga · Haut-Uele · Ituri · Kasaï · Kasaï oriental · Kongo central · Kwango · Kwilu · Lomami · Lualaba · Lulua · Mai-Ndombe · Maniema · Mongala · Nord-Kivu · Nord-Ubangi · Sankuru · Sud-Kivu · Sud-Ubangi · Tanganyika · Tshopo · Tshuapa · Kinshasa |  |
| 1966-2006 | Bandundu · Bas-Congo · Équateur · Kasai-Occidental · Kasai-Oriental · Katanga · Kinshasa · Maniema · Nord-Kivu · Orientale · Sud-Kivu | |
| 1962-1966 | Cuvette-Centrale · Ubangi Province · Moyen-Congo · Lomami · Luluabourg · Sankuru · Sud-Kasaï · Unité Kasaïenne · Lualaba · Katanga Oriental · Nord-Katanga · Congo Central · Kwango · Kwilu · Mai-Ndombe · Maniema · Kivu Central · Nord-Kivu · Kibali-Ituri · Uele · Haut-Congo | |
| 1966 | Sud-Katanga | |
| Kongo Central in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |  |
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