Barumbu Commune de Barumbu | |
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 Barumbu on a map of Kinshasa communes | |
 Kinshasa city-province on a map of the DRC | |
| Coordinates: 04°19′01″S15°19′40″E / 4.31694°S 15.32778°E Coordinates: 04°19′01″S15°19′40″E / 4.31694°S 15.32778°E [1] | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Kinshasa |
| District | Lukunga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2004 est.) | |
| • Total | 150,319 |
| • Density | 32,000/km2 (82,000/sq mi) |
Barumbu is a municipality ( commune ) in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]
The city-province of Kinshasa is divided into 24 communes (municipalities).
Kinshasa (; French: [kinʃasa]; formerly Léopoldville is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is situated alongside the Congo River.
A capital city is the municipality exercising primary status in a country, state, province, or other administrative region, usually as its seat of government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, the different branches of government are located in different settlements. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is in another place.
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It is situated in the north of Kinshasa, south of Gombe and the Boulevard du 30 Juin. Barumbu is historically significant because it developed along with the old town of Kinshasa, into the modern city Kinshasa, and formerly Léopoldville.
Gombe or La Gombe is a municipality (commune) in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was formerly known as Kalina, after Lieutenant E. Kallina - an Austro-Hungarian soldier who volunteered in the Congo Free State. Gombe is bounded on the north by the Congo River and in the south by the Boulevard du 30 Juin.
The Boulevard du 30 Juin is a major 5‑km street in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the city center's main transport artery, connecting the southern area of La Gombe with Kintambo and the Ngaliema to the west.
