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.