Ndjili N'Djili | |
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Commune | |
Commune de Ndjili | |
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Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo | |
Coordinates: 4°24′32″S 15°22′39″E / 4.40889°S 15.37750°E / -4.40889; 15.37750 | |
Country | DR Congo |
City-Province | Kinshasa |
Area | |
• Total | 11.4 km (4.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 442,138 |
• Density | 39,000/km (100,000/sq mi) |
Ndjili or N'Djili is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is named after the Ndjili River, which forms its western boundary.
Demographics
Year | 1967 | 1970 | 1985 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Population | 80,000 | 102,881 | 157,010 | 427,583 | 442,138 |
Transport
It is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. An agreement was made with Belgium in 2007 to upgrade this line.
See also
References
- "Ndjili, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- Kambale, Juakali (14 June 2010). "By the Rivers of Kinshasa Town". East African. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- "DRC CONGO: KINSHASHA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
Communes of the city-province of Kinshasa | ||
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Funa District | ||
Lukunga District | ||
Mont Amba District | ||
Tshangu District |
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