Bas-Congo

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historical region province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bas-Congo, now known as Kongo Central Province, is a western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Angola, historically significant as part of the Kingdom of Kongo.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Kongo cultural area 3
Bas-Congo region 1
Kongo Central Province 0

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
abbreviation BC NERFINISHED ⓘ
borders Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Kinshasa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderTypeWithAngola land border ⓘ
borderTypeWithAtlanticOcean sea coast ⓘ
capital Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ
colonialHistory part of Belgian Congo ⓘ
containsCity Boma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kimpese NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mbanza-Ngungu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Muanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsRiverMouth Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
countrySubdivisionOf Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
port services ⓘ
ethnicGroup Kongo people NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerName Bas-Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicalFeature lower Congo River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrow coastal strip ⓘ
hasBorderCrossingWith Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ
Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasPort Boma NERFINISHED ⓘ
Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSeasideTown Muanda NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalCapitalOfKingdomOfKongoLocatedIn Mbanza Kongo region nearby ⓘ
historicallySignificantFor early contacts with European powers ⓘ
role in Kingdom of Kongo ⓘ
historicalNameOf Kongo Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSpoken French ⓘ
Kikongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
largestCity Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn western Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Kongo NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfRegion Lower Congo region NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionType coastal region ⓘ
religionMajority Christianity ⓘ
renamedTo Kongo Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kongo Central Province → formerName → Bas-Congo ⓘ
Lower Congo region → formerNameOfProvince → Bas-Congo ⓘ
nkisi → hasOrigin → Bas-Congo ⓘ
subject surface form: Nkisi
this entity surface form: Kongo cultural area
Kizombo → hasRegion → Bas-Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kongo cultural area
Lower Congo region → locatedIn → Bas-Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kongo cultural area
Munukutuba → usedIn → Bas-Congo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bas-Congo region