Mbandaka

Mbandaka
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Mbandaka
Commercial center of Mbandaka, 2008
Mbandaka Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 0°02′52″N 18°15′21″E / 0.04778°N 18.25583°E / 0.04778; 18.25583
Country	DR Congo
Province	Équateur Province
Founded	1883
City status	1958
Communes	Mbandaka, Wangata
Government [1]
• Mayor	Yves Balo
Area
• City	460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population  (2015)[2]
• City	1,187,837
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
• Urban [3]	376,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Mbandaka (pronounced [mbaˈnda.ka], formerly known as Coquilhatville in French, or Coquilhatstad in Dutch) is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo located near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers. It is the capital of Équateur Province.

The headquarters of the Fourth Naval Region of the Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are located in Mbandaka.