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Bandundu | |
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Provincial capital andcity | |
| Ville de Bandundu | |
 View of city center from the air, 2007 | |
  Bandundu Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates:3°19′S17°22′E / 3.317°S 17.367°E /-3.317; 17.367 | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Kwilu |
| City status | 1969 |
| Communes | Basoko, Disasi, Mayoyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moïse Monshengo[1][2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 222 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 143,435 |
| • Density | 646/km2 (1,670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
Bandundu, formerly known asBanningville orBanningstad, is the capitalcity ofKwilu Province of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Bandundu is located on the east bank of theKwango River, just north of the confluence of the Kwango and theKwilu, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south from the mouth of the Kwango on theKasai River. It is around 260 kilometres (160 mi) fromKinshasa by air, or about 400 kilometres (250 mi) by road. In 2009, Bandundu had an estimated population of 133,080.[4]
Bandundu was once a significant river port, as it is the largest town on the river between Kinshasa andKikwit. However, traffic on the Kasai and Kwango Rivers dropped dramatically as a result of theSecond Congo War, and has yet to recover. Bandundu does have intermittent passenger and freight service to Kinshasa,Mushie and Kikwit. Since 2008, there is a car/truck ferry service running several times per day across the Kwango. An unpaved road, roughly 250 km long, runs from this point to the main (paved) highway between Kinshasa and Kikwit.
Bandundu is served byBandundu Airport, with direct flights to Kinshasa.
Unlike many cities in the Congo, Bandundu has a fairly constant supply of electricity. However, this has nothing to do withInga-Shaba HVDC line, as this line has no intermediate terminals.[citation needed]
Under theKöppen climate classification, Bandundu has atropical wet and dry climate (Aw).[5]
| Climate data for Bandundu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.3 (95.5) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.3 (91.9) | 35.4 (95.7) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.5 (86.9) | 30.3 (86.5) | 30.8 (87.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.1 (79.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.0 (62.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 144 (5.7) | 149 (5.9) | 169 (6.7) | 171 (6.7) | 100 (3.9) | 23 (0.9) | 6 (0.2) | 22 (0.9) | 107 (4.2) | 213 (8.4) | 246 (9.7) | 192 (7.6) | 1,542 (60.7) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 75 |
| Source:Deutscher Wetterdienst[6] | |||||||||||||
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