Lukunga District

Lukunga District

Kinshasa districts and communes, Lukunga to the west
Coordinates: 4°18′19″S 15°18′12″E / 4.3054°S 15.3032°E / -4.3054; 15.3032Coordinates: 4°18′19″S 15°18′12″E / 4.3054°S 15.3032°E / -4.3054; 15.3032
Country Democratic Republic of Congo
Province Kinshasa

Lukunga is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[1] It includes the communes (municipalities) of Barumbu, Gombe, Kinshasa, Kintambo, Lingwala, Mont Ngafula and Ngaliema.[2] The district takes its name from the Lukunga River.[3] This is a critical source of water for the district, compromised by silting.[4]

The national deputy for the district as of 2012 was Oscar Gema di Mageko, a member of the CDF parliamentary group.

References

  1. ↑ "Administration urbaine". Ville de Kinshasa. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  2. ↑ "Géographie de Kinshasa". Ville de Kinshasa. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ↑ Nzuzi, Francis Lelo (2008). Kinshasa: ville et environnement. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 132. ISBN 2-296-06080-3.
  4. ↑ "Watershed degradation increases water treatment costs". UNEP DR Congo. 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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