Gungu is a town in Kwilu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

[2] The town lies west of the Kwilu River and is situated between the streams Lukunia in the south-east and Kitembo in the north-west.

As of July 2018, none of the roads in Gungu are paved and the large alleys are overgrown with grass.

There is an electricity network, but as of July 2018, it is not in operation, leaving the town with nearly no power.

Adolphe Muzito, appointed Prime Minister of the DRC in October 2008, was born in Gungu.