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A map of Kinshasa presenting its Communes. Kinshasa is both a city (ville in French) and a province, one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nevertheless, it has city subdivisions and is divided into 24 communes (municipalities), which in turn are divided into 369 quarters and 21 embedded groupings. [66]
Map of DR Congo. This is a list of places, mostly cities and towns, ... Kinshasa: Léopoldville Kinzau-Mvuete (Kinzau-Vuete) 17,870 Bas-Congo: Kipamba ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo, is a country in Central Africa.By land area the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.
When Belgium annexed the Belgian Congo as a colony in November 1908, it was initially organised into 22 districts. Ten western districts were administered directly by the main colonial government, while the eastern part of the colony was administered under two vice-governments: eight northeastern districts formed Orientale Province, and four southeastern districts formed Katanga.
Geography in Congo-Kinshasa, clockwise from the top: Lake Kivu, Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, the Congo River, Mount Mangengenge. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the largest country of sub-Saharan Africa , occupying some 2,344,858 square kilometres (905,355 sq mi). [ 1 ]
An enlargeable relief map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pronunciation: / ˈ k ɒ ŋ ɡ oʊ / Common English country names: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Zaire; Official English country name: The Democratic Republic of the Congo; Adjectives: Congolese, Congo; Demonym(s): ISO country codes: CD, COD, 180
in Kinshasa Districts Seats National Assembly territories and cities Kinshasa I-IV (city districts) a: 181 500 Provincial Assembly communes: 201 715 Commune Council communes 311 2,323 Sector or Chiefdom Council sectors or chiefdoms b: n/a 734 7,334 Notes: a) Kinshasa I: Lukunga, II: Funa, III: Mont-Amba, IV: Tshangu. b) But seats are allocated ...
Topographic map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mount Stanley on the border with Uganda. The geology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC or Congo-Kinshasa, formerly Zaire and Belgian Congo) is extremely old, on the order of several billion years for many rocks.