Kongo Central

Kongo Central

Province du Kongo Central (French)
Kizunga kia Kongo dia Kati (Kikongo)
Kongo Central Province du Kongo Central (French); Kizunga kia Kongo dia Kati (Kikongo)
Province
	Zongo Falls on the Inkisi River
	Seal
	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
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)
License Plate Code	CGO / 10
Official language	French
National languages	Kikongo ya Leta, lingala
HDI (2017)	0.432; low
Non-national language	Kikongo

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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.