| Kwango | |
| Native Name: | Province du Kwango (French) |
| Type: | Province |
| Coordinates: | -4.8218°N 17.0399°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 2015 |
| Named For: | Kwango River |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Kenge |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language |
| Blank Info Sec1: | French |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | National language |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kikongo ya leta |
| Area Total Km2: | 89974 |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Willy Bitwisila[1] |
| Population Total: | 2,618,700 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 est. |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | West Africa Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Registration Plate Type: | License Plate Code |
| Registration Plate: | CGO / 11 |
Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province.[2] Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was made the provincial capital and thus gained city status.
The province takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines part of the international boundary between the DRC and Angola.
The capital of Kwango district is Kenge,[3] and other towns in the region are Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba.The province is in the southwest of the DRC, bordering Angola to the south.[4] Territories are:
Kwango previously existed as a province from 1962 to 1966.Presidents (from 1965, governors)
From 1966 to 2015, Kwango was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province, later returning to full provincial status with its capital based at Kenge on 18 July 2015.[5]