Kwilu
Kwilu is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- -6.93°, 19.20°
About Kwilu
The Kwilu River (Portuguese: Rio Cuílo; French: Rivière Kwilu; Dutch: Kwilu Rivier) is a major river in both Lunda Norte Province and Lunda Sul Province in Angola as well as Kwilu Province, formerly known as Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the city of Bandundu, where it joins the Kwango River just before this stream enters the Kasai River. In the DRC the river flows past the towns of Gungu, Kikwit, Bulungu, Bagata, Rutherfordia and Bandundu.
Lusanga, formerly Leverville, lies at the location where the Kwenge River joins the Kwilu, between Kikwit and Bulungu.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kwilu River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kwilu: Key Facts
| Length | 965 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Kasai River |
| Drainage system | Congo Basin |
| Tributaries | Kwenge River, Nko |
Facts from Wikidata Q1059228 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Kwilu: Quick Answers
- Where is Kwilu?
- Kwilu is located in DR Congo and Angola, at 6.9251° S, 19.2013° E.
- Are there dams on the Kwilu?
- No dam on the Kwilu is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.