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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 ]
The hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) include the General Hospital of Kinshasa. The DRC has the world's second-highest rate of infant mortality (after Chad). In April 2011, through aid from Global Alliance for Vaccines, a new vaccine to prevent pneumococcal disease was introduced around Kinshasa. [284]
In 1975, the capital city of Kinshasa obtained the status of a province. In 1988, the province of Kivu was split into three. In 1997, the country was renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the three provinces that had been renamed in 1971 either retook their previous name or took another. [3]
Gombe (formerly known as Kalina), also known as La Gombe, or Downtown Kinshasa, is one of the 24 communes of Kinshasa, in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [3] Encompassing a vast area of approximately 29.33 square kilometers (11.32 square miles), it is home to an approximate population of 49,024 residents (2014).
Masina on map of Kinshasa city-province Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo Coordinates: 4°21′47″S 15°23′42″E / 4.36306°S 15.39500°E / -4.36306; 15.39500
Kimbanseke on map of Kinshasa city-province Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo Coordinates: 4°26′31″S 15°23′42″E / 4.44194°S 15.39500°E / -4.44194; 15.39500
Kisenso on map of Kinshasa city-province Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo Coordinates: 4°24′34″S 15°20′33″E / 4.40944°S 15.34250°E / -4.40944; 15.34250
940 kilometres (584 mi) in total of which 760 kilometres (472 mi) are in DRC. [1] 2019: 2029 (Expected) Congo Pedicle Road: 70 kilometres (43 mi) Kinshasa Highway ...