Bulungu, Kwilu Explained

Bulungu
Settlement Type:Commune
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
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Bulungu
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:57,168
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:-4.55°N 18.6°W
Elevation Footnotes: [1]
Elevation M:389
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Aw
Blank1 Name:National language
Blank1 Info:Kikongo

Bulungu is a community in the Kwilu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The town lies on the southwestern bank of the Kwilu River, downstream from Kikwit. Bulungu is the headquarters of the Bulungu Territory.[2] As of 2012 the population was estimated to be 57,168.

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CLIMATE: BULUNGU. climate-data.org. 24 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401040116/http://rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf . dead . 2010-04-01 . UNOCHA and PNUD . X. Blaes, PNUD-SIG . October 2008 . 2011-11-22.