| Bandundu | |
| Official Name: | Ville de Bandundu |
| Settlement Type: | Provincial capital and city |
| Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | DR Congo |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kwilu |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | Basoko |
| P2: | Disasi |
| P3: | Mayoyo |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Moïse Monshengo[1] [2] |
| Established Title: | City status |
| Established Date: | 1969 |
| Area Total Km2: | 222 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 143435 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | West Africa Time |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | -3.3167°N 39°W |
| Elevation M: | 321 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Aw |
Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is the capital city of Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Bandundu is located on the east bank of the Kwango River, just north of the confluence of the Kwango and the Kwilu, and south from the mouth of the Kwango on the Kasai River. It is around from Kinshasa by air, or about 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 and Kikwit. However, traffic on the Kasai and Kwango Rivers dropped dramatically as a result of the Second 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 by Bandundu 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 with Inga-Shaba HVDC line, as this line has no intermediate terminals.
Under the Köppen climate classification, Bandundu has a tropical wet and dry climate (Aw).[5]
