Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa

Kasa-Vubu
Commune
Commune de Kasa-Vubu
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Coordinates: 04°20′33″S015°18′19″E / 4.34250°S 15.30528°E / -4.34250; 15.30528 [1]
Country	DR Congo
City-Province	Kinshasa
Area
• Total	5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2004 est.)
• Total	157,320
• Density	31,000/km2 (81,000/sq mi)

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.

Demographics

Historical population of Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa

Year	1967	1970	1984	2003	2004
Population	56,540	67,525	74,888	152,141	157,320

References

1. "Kasa Vubu, 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.