Kongo Central
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.jpg) Zongo Falls on the Inkisi River | |
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| Coordinates: 05°49′S 13°29′E / 5.817°S 13.483°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Capital and largest city | Matadi |
| Government | |
| • Body | Provincial Assembly of Kongo Central |
| • Governor | Grâce Bilolo[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53,920 km2 (20,820 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,838,500 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | CD-BC |
| License Plate Code |  CGO / 10 |
| Official language | French |
| National languages | Kikongo ya Leta, lingala[2] |
| HDI (2017) | 0.432[3] low |
| Non-national language | Kikongo |
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.
- ^ Ndombasi, Exaucée (26 June 2024). "Grâce Bilolo prend officiellement ses fonctions de Gouverneur du Kongo Central". Voix du Kongo Central (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "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.