Kinshasa is a city of sharp contrasts, with affluent residential and commercial areas and three universities alongside sprawling slums. [63] The older and wealthier part of the city (ville basse) is located on a flat area of alluvial sand and clay near the river, while many newer areas are found on the eroding red soil of surrounding hills.

Kinshasa (/kin.ʃa.sa/ Écouter ; en lingala : Kisásá), appelée Léopoldville (en néerlandais : Leopoldstad) de 1881 à 1966, est la capitale et la plus grande ville de la république démocratique du Congo (RDC) et l'une des plus peuplées d' Afrique ; elle s’étend sur 9 965 km2.

Feb 1, 2025 · Kinshasa, largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) from the Atlantic Ocean on the south bank of the Congo River. One of the largest cities of sub-Saharan Africa, it is a special political unit equivalent to a Congolese region, with its own governor. The city’s inhabitants are popularly ...

The city-province (ville-province in French) of Kinshasa is divided into 24 communes.

Kinshasa (; French: [kinʃasa]; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville until 30 June 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population, in 2024, of 17,032,322.

La ville de Kinshasa a rang de province dans l'organisation administrative de la RD Congo, elle est constituée de 24 communes et 314 quartiers [1].

Sep 7, 2021 · Kinshasa is located in the southwest of the DRC, on the southern bank of the Congo River, the second-longest river in Africa. The city is located 515 km from the Atlantic Ocean, and is situated just south of the Equator.

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated on the Congo River near Pool Malebo and forms a single urban area with Brazzaville which is the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo .

Kinshasa (Léopoldville until 1966), the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is in the west of the country along the south bank of the Congo River, directly opposite the city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.

Satellite view is showing Kinshasa, largest city and the national capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, located along the south bank of the Congo River (Pool Malebo), opposite of the city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.