Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa Explained

Kasa-Vubu
Official Name:Commune de Kasa-Vubu
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:-4.3425°N 15.3053°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:City-Province
Subdivision Name1:Kinshasa
Area Total Km2:5.05
Population As Of:2004 est.
Population Total:157320
Population Density Km2:auto

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

Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's name derives from the first president of the Congo after independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who was elected mayor of the commune in 1957.

References

  1. Web site: Kasa Vubu, 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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