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TheKwenge River (French:Rivière Kwenge) is a stream in theBandundu Province of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
The river begins inAngola and then for about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) it forms a short part of theAngola–DRC border.[1] It flows north from the Angola border through theKwango andKwilu districts, joining theKwilu River belowKikwit.[2]Lusanga, formerly Leverville, is at the confluence of the Kwenge and Kwilu rivers.[3]
The land between the Kwilu and the Kwenge was first occupied be thePende people.[4] TheSuku people, who came to the region from theKwango River valley in the 1800s, live in the savanna region between the upper Bakali and Kwenge rivers.[5] The lowest part of the river valley contains strips of periodically or permanently flooded land.[6]
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