Geography
The landscape of Bandundu province is mainly one of plateaus covered in savanna, cut by rivers and streams that are often bordered by thick forest. The province is bisected by the Kasai River, which flows into the Congo River on the province's western boundary. Other major rivers are the Kwango, Kwenge, Kwilu and Lukenie. Lake Mai-Ndombe is the largest lake, with this lake and the surrounding swamp forest forming the southern portion of the Tumba-Ngiri-Maindombe Ramsar wetlands.
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