The capital of Kwango district is Kenge,[3] and other towns in the region are Popokabaka, Feshi, Kasongo Lunda, Lusanga and Kahemba.

Presidents (from 1965, governors) From 1966 to 2015, Kwango was administered as a district as part of Bandundu Province, later returning to full provincial status with its capital based at Kenge on 18 July 2015.

[5] In December 2024, deputy provincial governor Rémy Saki reported that between 10 and 25 November, 67 and 143 people had died of an unknown disease in the Panzi health zone.

Apollinaire Yumba, the province's health minister, requested that citizens stay away from dead bodies and urged outside groups to give medical aid.

World Health Organization officials were also in the region to collect samples.