Kikwit

Kikwit
/kee"kweet/, n.
a city in W Zaire. 150,253.

* * *

      town and river port, southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo). It lies along the Kwilu River, which is a tributary of the Kasai River. European settlement of the site began in 1901, and the town became a colonial administrative centre about 1910. Kikwit is now the largest community in the area. The production of palm oil and kernels, cassava, peanuts (groundnuts), and corn (maize) has replaced rubber as the economic base of the region's agriculture. Kikwit has food-processing industries and an airport. Though formerly a prosperous provincial trading centre, Kikwit underwent a decline in the late 20th century owing to a decaying infrastructure and declining commercial activity in the region. An outbreak of Ebola virus in 1995 killed some 250 residents. Pop. (2004 est.) 294,210.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kikwit — Kikwit …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kikwit — v. de la rép. dém. du Congo, dans la rég. de Bandundu, à l E. de Kinshasa; 346 000 hab. Noeud routier. Huileries …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Kikwit — Ville de Kikwit Administration Pays   …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kikwit — Infobox Settlement official name = Kikwit other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type = blank… …   Wikipedia

  • Kikwit — Localización de Kikwit. Kikwit es una ciudad ubicada en la República Democrática del Congo, en la región sur oeste. Localizado en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Kikwit — Original name in latin Kikwit Name in other language Kikvite, Kikwit, Kitwit, Киквите State code CD Continent/City Africa/Kinshasa longitude 5.04098 latitude 18.81619 altitude 466 Population 186991 Date 2011 05 12 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Kikwit Airport — is an airport in Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo airport codes|KKW|FZCA.cheduled services*Air Kasai *Fil Air *Kin Avia *Malila Airlift (Kinshasa)References* [http://www.malila.cd/engindex.htm Malila Routes] …   Wikipedia

  • Kikwit — ► C. del SO de Zaire, en la región de Bandundu; 159 648 h …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Kikwit — Kikwịt,   Stadt in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, am Kwilu, 182 800 Einwohner; katholischer Bischofssitz; Handelsplatz und Verkehrsknotenpunkt an der Straße Kinshasa Kananga und am Endpunkt der Schifffahrt; Ölpressen; Flughafen. In der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Kikwit — /kee kweet/, n. a city in W Zaire. 150,253 …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”