Kwango is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...

 specified in the country's 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces

ISO 3166-2:CD

ISO 3166-2:CD is the entry for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for the...

 within 36 months (18 February 2009), according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.

It is one of three provinces which was to have been restored from Bandundu province. Kwango existed from 1962 to 1966, prior the creation of Bandundu from the post-colonial political regions of Kwango, Kwilu

Kwilu Province

Kwilu is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. These 25 provinces were to have been created from the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...

, and Mai-Ndombe

Mai-Ndombe Province

Mai-Ndombe is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...

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The capital of Kwango province is Kenge

Kenge

Kenge is a town and seat of Kwango District of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo.As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 41,612.- Namesake :Kenge is one of a number of towns in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with this name. See:...

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