Kalamu Explained

Kalamu
Official Name:Commune de Kalamu
Type:Commune
Image Map1:Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Kinshasa.svg
Map Caption1:Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Mapsize1:270
Coordinates:-4.3475°N 15.32°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:City-Province
Subdivision Name1:Kinshasa
Area Total Km2:6.64
Population As Of:2004 est.
Population Total:315342
Population Density Km2:auto

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

It forms the part of the city to the south of major buildings such as the Palais du Peuple ("Palace of the People"), the Stade des Martyrs ("Martyrs' Stadium") and Kinshasa's N'Dolo Airport.

The town contains the popular Matongé neighborhood, the Victoire roundabout and the Stade Tata Raphaël ("Father Raphael Stadium").

References

  1. Web site: Kalamu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo . . 20 August 2011 .
  2. Web site: Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa) . Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa) . French . 20 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120723091147/http://www.kinshasa.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300 . 23 July 2012 . dead .

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