Bagata | |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Kwilu Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Territory |
Subdivision Name3: | Bagata Territory |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Kinshasa Time |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | -3.7281°N 17.9532°W |
Elevation M: | 275 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Blank1 Name: | National language |
Blank1 Info: | Kikongo |
Bagata is a town in the Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagata Territory, and is situated on the Kwilu River between Kikwit and Bandundu.[1]
Tabu Ley Rochereau, a musician and later politician once dubbed the "African Elvis", was born in Bagata.