Back محافظة بانداندو Arabic Бандунду (правінцыя) Byelorussian Bandundu (proviñs) Breton Bandundu Province CEB Bandundu (Provinz) German Provinco Bandundu Esperanto Provincia de Bandundu Spanish استان باندوندو Persian Bandundu (province) French באנדונדו HE
Bandundu Province
Province du Bandundu | |
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Bandundu |
| Largest city | Kikwit |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jean Kamisendu Kutuka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 295,658 km2 (114,154 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 8,062,463 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kikongo ya leta, Lingala |
Bandundu is one of eleven former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It bordered the provinces of Kinshasa and Bas-Congo to the west, Équateur to the north, and Kasai-Occidental to the east. The provincial capital is also called Bandundu (formerly Banningstad/Banningville).