Bandundu Province

Bandundu Province Province du Bandundu
Province
Lake Maï Ndombe
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Capital	Bandundu
Largest city	Kikwit
Government
• Governor	Jean Kamisendu Kutuka
Area
• Total	295,658 km2 (114,154 sq mi)
Population  (2010 est.)
• Total	8,062,463
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Official language	French
National language	Kikongo ya leta, Lingala

Bandundu is one of eleven former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It bordered the provinces of Kinshasa and Bas-Congo to the west, Équateur to the north, and Kasai-Occidental to the east. The provincial capital is also called Bandundu (formerly Banningstad/Banningville).