Ndjili, Kinshasa Explained

Ndjili
Official Name:Commune de Ndjili
Other Name:N'Djili
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:-4.4089°N 15.3775°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:City-Province
Subdivision Name1:Kinshasa
Area Total Km2:11.4
Elevation M:327
Population As Of:2004 est.
Population Total:442138
Population Density Km2:auto

Ndjili or N'Djili is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It is named after the Ndjili River, which forms its western boundary.[3]

Transport

It is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. An agreement was made with Belgium in 2007 to upgrade this line.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ndjili, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Google Maps . 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 .
  3. Web site: By the Rivers of Kinshasa Town . East African . Juakali . Kambale . 14 June 2010 . 2011-11-28.
  4. Web site: DRC CONGO: KINSHASHA | Railways Africa . 2010-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100313003820/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/2010/03/drc-congo-kinshasha/ . 2010-03-13 .