Lukunga District Explained

Lukunga District
Coordinates:-4.3054°N 15.3032°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:City-Province
Subdivision Name1:Kinshasa
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Lukunga is an area of the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, comprising seven of the city-province's twenty-four administrative divisions—the communes of Barumbu, Gombe, Kinshasa, Kintambo, Lingwala, Mont Ngafula and Ngaliema. It is one of the four so-called districts of Kinshasa. These were the administrative divisions of Kinshasa during much of the Mobutu years (1965-1997)[1] and around which a number of government systems and services are still organized. For instance, Lukunga makes up a fourteen-member National Assembly constituency designated as Kinshasa I.[2] However, these districts are not part of Congo's territorial organization.[3]

The district takes its name from the Lukunga River.[4] This is a critical source of water for the district, compromised by silting.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ordonnance 77-100 du 6 avril 1977 fixant les limites de la ville de Kinshasa, ainsi que le nombre de ses sous-régions et zones, leur dénomination et leurs limites . www.droitcongolais.info . 21 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818032417/https://www.droitcongolais.info/files/1_yj95g9m8.10.5.8.-Ordonnance-du-6-avril-1977_Ville-de-Kinshasa_Zones-et-limites.pdf . 18 Aug 2016 . Art. 2-3 . fr . live.
  2. Web site: Annexes a la loi portant adoption de la repartition des sieges par circonscription electorale pour les elections legislatives . www.ceni.cd . . 10 May 2019 . 4,9 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234927/https://www.ceni.cd/assets/bundles/documents/cadre-legal/cadre-legal_1531157427.pdf . 20 Sep 2018 . live . fr.
  3. Book: Institut National de la Statistique–RD Congo . Annuaire Statistique RDC 2017 . 2019 . 22 August 2020 . p. 36 Tableau 1.2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614222103/http://ins.mkbco.pro/Portals/0/OpenContent/Files/19172/ANNUAIRE_STATISTIQUE_2017_.pdf . 14 June 2020 . fr . live.
  4. Book: Nzuzi , Francis Lelo . Kinshasa: ville et environnement . 132 . Editions L'Harmattan . 2008 . 978-2-296-06080-7.
  5. Web site: . Watershed degradation increases water treatment costs . UNEP DR Congo . 2008 . 2011-11-30.

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