Bas-Congo is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...

. It is the only province with a coastline (Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

) and it borders Bandundu province to the east and Kinshasa

Kinshasa

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....

 to the northeast. The provincial capital is Matadi

Matadi

Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Bas-Congo province. It has a population of 245,862 . Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River from the mouth and below the last navigable point before rapids make the river impassable for a...

.

Following the 2005 Constitution (effective 18 February 2006), the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 was to be divided into 25 provinces within 36 months (18 February 2009); with Bas-Congo being renamed Kongo Central

Kongo Central

Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...

. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.

Geography

The only other official city is Boma. Other towns include Banana

Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Banana is a small seaport in Bas-Congo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Atlantic coast. The port is situated in Banana Creek, an inlet about 1 km wide on the north bank of the Congo River's mouth, separated from the ocean by a spit of land 3 km long and 100 to 400 m...

, Muanda, Boma, Mbanza-Ngungu

Mbanza-Ngungu

Mbanza-Ngungu, formerly known as Thysville or Thysstad, named after Albert Thys, is a city in Bas-Congo Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on a short branch off the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway...

, Kitona

Kitona

Kitona is a town of about 4,000 persons in the Bas-Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located to the southwest of the country along the Atlantic Ocean, about 190 miles southwest of the capital city of Kinshasa. Following the Second World War, a Belgian military base,...

, Lukula

Lukula

Lukula is a town in, and a territory of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the road and disused railway line between Boma, to the south, and Tshela, to the north, on the southern bank of the Lakula river...

, Maduda

Maduda

Maduda is a village in Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town lies at an altitude of 1059 ft above sea level, and is northeast of the larger town of Tshela, to which it is connected by road. There are waterfalls to the north and southeast of the village. - External links :*...

, Kimpese

Kimpese

Kimpese is a town in the Cataractes District of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the main road and railway between Kinshasa and the provincial capital Matadi, at an altitude of 990 ft above sea level....

 and Vivi

Vivi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vivi is a town in the Bas-Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located on the Congo River, near the provincial capital of Matadi. In the 19th century, it served as the first capital of the Congo Free State from July, 1885 to May 1, 1886, when the capital was relocated to...

. In legal terms, Muanda is mainly a territory of the City of Boma, but also a town (territories take their names from the name of their main town). Banana is a town in the territory of Muanda.

Cities and towns

Name	Pop. 2010	Coordinates	Future province
Boma	167,326	5.85°S 13.05°E	Kongo Central Kongo Central Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...
Inga	10,417	5.65°S 13.65°E	Kongo Central
Inkisi (Inkisi-Kintanu)	77,797	5.13°S 15.07°E	Kongo Central
Kasangulu Kasangulu Kasangulu is a town in Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	30,724	4.58°S 15.18°E	Kongo Central
Kimpese Kimpese Kimpese is a town in the Cataractes District of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the main road and railway between Kinshasa and the provincial capital Matadi, at an altitude of 990 ft above sea level....	53,660	5.55°S 14.43°E	Kongo Central
Kinzau-Mvuete (Kinzau-Vuete)	17,870	5.48°S 13.28°E	Kongo Central
Lukula Lukula Lukula is a town in, and a territory of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the road and disused railway line between Boma, to the south, and Tshela, to the north, on the southern bank of the Lakula river...	31,394	5.38°S 12.95°E	Kongo Central
Luozi	13,258	4.95°S 14.13°E	Kongo Central
Matadi Matadi Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Bas-Congo province. It has a population of 245,862 . Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River from the mouth and below the last navigable point before rapids make the river impassable for a...	291,338	5.82°S 13.48°E	Kongo Central
Mbanza-Ngungu Mbanza-Ngungu Mbanza-Ngungu, formerly known as Thysville or Thysstad, named after Albert Thys, is a city in Bas-Congo Province in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on a short branch off the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway...  (Thysville)	97,037	5.25°S 14.86°E	Kongo Central
Muanda Muanda Muanda or Moanda is a town lying on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo at the mouth of the Congo River. It is situated in Bas-Congo Province, and has a population of 50,000...  (Moanda)	86,896	5.93°S 12.35°E	Kongo Central
Seke-Banza	6,015	5.33°S 13.27°E	Kongo Central
Songololo Songololo Songololo is a town in Bas-Congo Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Transport:It is served by a station of the national railway system on the line between the ocean port and the capital of Kinshasa.-External links:*...	12,382	5.70°S 14.03°E	Kongo Central