Kinshasa (commune)

Kinshasa
Commune de Kinshasa
Commune

Commune on a map of Kinshasa (city-province)

Kinshasa on a map of the DRC
Coordinates: 04°19′24″S 15°18′29″E / 4.32333°S 15.30806°ECoordinates: 04°19′24″S 15°18′29″E / 4.32333°S 15.30806°E[1]
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Kinshasa
District mont ngafula
Area
 • Total 2.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)
Population (2004 est.)
 • Total 164,857
 • Density 57,000/km2 (150,000/sq mi)

Kinshasa is a municipality (commune) in the Lukunga district of the city of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

It is situated in the east of the city, south of Gombe and the Boulevard du 30 Juin. In existence since the founding of Léopoldville, the place became with Barumbu and Lingwala part of the city developed indigenous beginning of the twentieth century. The place was once the 1940s linked to the historic heart of Léopoldville, now located at Kintambo, from the boulevard du 30‑Juin. He gave his name to the entire city in 1966.

The district is now home to several institutions of the city of Kinshasa, such as the Grand Market of Kinshasa, the Somba Zikita Market, and the zoological garden.

Demographics

Historical population of Kinshasa (commune)
Year19671970198420032004
Population56,64173,82674,708159,430164,857

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Retrieved 20 August 2011.