Bulungu is a community in the

Kwilu Province Kwilu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwilu, Kwango, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Kwi ...

of the

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...

. The town lies on the southwestern bank of the

Kwilu River 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, ...

, downstream from

Kikwit Kikwit is the largest city of Kwilu Province, lying on the Kwilu River in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kikwit is also known in the region under the nickname "The Mother". The population is approximately 458,000 ( ...

. Bulungu is the headquarters of the Bulungu Territory. 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).

References

Populated places in Kwilu Province Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Kwilu-geo-stub