Kalamu

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Kalamu
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Kalamu on a map of Kinshasa communes
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Kinshasa city-province on a map of the DRC
Coordinates: 04°20′51″S15°19′12″E / 4.34750°S 15.32000°E / -4.34750; 15.32000 Coordinates: 04°20′51″S15°19′12″E / 4.34750°S 15.32000°E / -4.34750; 15.32000 [1]
Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
Province Kinshasa
DistrictFuna
Area
  Total6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2004 est.)
  Total315,342
  Density47,000/km2 (120,000/sq mi)

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

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It forms the part of the city to the south of major buildings such as the Palais du Peuple ("Palace of the People"), the Stade des Martyrs ("Martyrs' Stadium") and Kinshasa's N'Dolo Airport.

The town contains the popular Matongé neighborhood, the Victoire roundabout and the Stade Tata Raphaël ("Father Raphael Stadium").

Demographics

Historical population of Kalamu
Year19671970198420032004
Population78,310100,441160,719304,961315,342

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References

  1. "Kalamu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps . Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

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