Bandundu , formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad , is the capital city of Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
5-529: Bandundu may refer to: Bandundu (city) , a city in the DRC Bandundu Province , a former province of the DRC [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
10-530: Is served by Bandundu Airport , with direct flights to Kinshasa. Unlike many cities in the Congo, Bandundu has a fairly constant supply of electricity. However, this has nothing to do with Inga-Shaba HVDC line, as this line has no intermediate terminals. Under the Köppen climate classification , Bandundu has a tropical wet and dry climate ( Aw ). This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article
15-608: The Kasai and Kwango Rivers dropped dramatically as a result of the Second Congo War , and has yet to recover. Bandundu does have intermittent passenger and freight service to Kinshasa, Mushie and Kikwit. Since 2008, there is a car/truck ferry service running several times per day across the Kwango. An unpaved road, roughly 250 km long, runs from this point to the main (paved) highway between Kinshasa and Kikwit. Bandundu
20-554: The confluence of the Kwango and the Kwilu , and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south from the mouth of the Kwango on the Kasai River . It is around 260 kilometres (160 mi) from Kinshasa by air, or about 400 kilometres (250 mi) by road. In 2009, Bandundu had an estimated population of 133,080. Bandundu was once a significant river port, as it is the largest town on the river between Kinshasa and Kikwit . However, traffic on
25-480: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bandundu&oldid=1029558546 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bandundu (city) Bandundu is located on the east bank of the Kwango River , just north of
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