Bumbu
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For other uses, see Bumbu (disambiguation).
| Bumbu Commune de Bumbu |
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| Coordinates: 04°22′26″S 15°17′51″E / 4.37389°S 15.2975°ECoordinates: 04°22′26″S 15°17′51″E / 4.37389°S 15.2975°E[1] | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Kinshasa |
| District | Funa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2004 est.) | |
| • Total | 329,234 |
| • Density | 60,000/km2 (160,000/sq mi) |
Bumbu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
The town is in the hilled southern portion of Kinshasa and settlement there is relatively new. It lies in the vicinity of the Kasa-Vubu and Kalamu boulevards.
[edit] Demographics
| Year | 1967 | 1970 | 1984 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Population | 37,560 | 61,366 | 113,968 | 318,396 | 329,234 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Bumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x1a6a30dca14ba81d:0x3c9c5a67527b5ec4. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). http://www.kinshasa.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
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