| Kwilu | |
| Official Name: | Province du Kwilu |
| Native Name: | Province du Kwilu (French) Kizunga Kikwit (Kikongo) |
| Type: | Province |
| Coordinates: | -5.0333°N 67°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Named For: | Kwilu River |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bandundu |
| Seat1 Type: | Largest city |
| Seat1: | Kikwit |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language |
| Blank Info Sec1: | French |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | National language |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kikongo ya leta |
| Area Total Km2: | 78219 |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Willy Itsundala Asang[1] |
| Population Total: | 6,682,300 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | WAT |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Registration Plate Type: | License Plate Code |
| Registration Plate: | CGO / 12 |
| Website: | https://kwiluprovince.com/ |
Kwilu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It's one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwilu, Kwango, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province.[2] Kwilu was formed from the Kwilu district and the independently administered cities of Bandundu and Kikwit. Bandundu is the provincial capital.[3] The 2020 population was estimated to be 6,682,300.[4]
The province takes its name from the Kwilu River, which crosses it from the southeast to the northwest.
Towns and territories are:
Kwilu was administered as a province from 1962 to 1966. However, in 1964 the administration was taken over by the central government due to a rebellion in southwestern Congo. A rebel administration under Pierre Mulele ran most of Kwilu province from January 1964.[5] The province was reconquered by the legal government in June 1965. The provincial government was restored on January 18, 1966, but the province was merged with Kwango District and Mai-Ndombe District to create Bandundu Province.
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Between 1966 and 2015, Kwilu was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province.