Kakongo

Kingdom of Kakongo
pre 13th century–1885
Royal banner (c. 1883)
States of the western Congo Basin, including Kakongo, c. 1350
Capital	Kinguele
Common languages	Kikongo
Religion	Bakongo
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	pre 13th century
• Coast occupied by Portugal	1883
• Incorporated into Portuguese Angola	1885
Preceded by Succeeded by Vungu Portuguese Angola

Kakongo was a small kingdom located on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, in the modern-day Republic of the Congo and Cabinda Province, Angola. In the 13th century, it formed part of a confederation led by Vungu. Along with its neighboring kingdoms of Ngoyo and Loango, Kakongo became an important political commercial center during the 17th through 19th centuries. The people speak a dialect of the Kikongo language and thus may be considered a part of the Bakongo ethnicity. Kakongo was a vassal of the Kingdom of Kongo for a part of its history.