Kinshasa (commune)
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| Kinshasa Commune de Kinshasa |
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| 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 | Lukunga |
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| • 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 north 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.
[edit] Demographics
| Year | 1967 | 1970 | 1984 | 2003 | 2004 |
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| Population | 56,640 | 73,826 | 74,708 | 159,430 | 164,857 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. http://maps.google.com/maps/place?ftid=0x1a6a3130fe066a8b:0x168b7e4e1f52378d. 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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