Mbanza-Ngungu

Mbanza-Ngungu
Territory
Mbanza-Ngungu is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mbanza-Ngungu
Mbanza-Ngungu
Coordinates: 5°15′S 14°52′E / 5.250°S 14.867°E / -5.250; 14.867
Country DR Congo
ProvinceKongo Central
SeatMbanza-Ngungu
Area
 • Total8,190 km2 (3,160 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total100,000
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Mbanza-Ngungu, formerly known as Thysville or Thysstad, named after Albert Thys, is a city and territory in Kongo Central Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on a short branch off the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. It has a population of nearly 100,000 people.