BANDUNDU

formerly (until 1966) Banningville, city, southwestern Congo (Kinshasa), at the junction of the Kwango and Kwilu rivers. It is a river port serving navigation on the Congo River system from Kinshasa (the national capital, 186 miles southwest). There are air links to Kinshasa and such eastern centres as Kikwit and Kananga. The locality is mainly agricultural, producing palm oil and kernels, peanuts (groundnuts), manioc, and fibrous plants (for rope making). Pop. (1994 est.) 74,945.