Ndjili or N'Djili is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It is named after the Ndjili River, which forms its western boundary.[3]
Ndjili
N'Djili | |
|---|---|
| Commune de Ndjili | |
   Ndjili on map of Kinshasa city-province | |
_-_Kinshasa.svg) Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo | |
| Coordinates: 4°24′32″S 15°22′39″E / 4.40889°S 15.37750°E[1] | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| City-Province | Kinshasa |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Population (2004 est.) | |
• Total | 442,138 |
| • Density | 39,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi) |
Demographics
edit| Year | 1967 | 1970 | 1985 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 80,000 | 102,881 | 157,010 | 427,583 | 442,138 |
Transport
editIt is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. An agreement was made with Belgium in 2007 to upgrade this line.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Ndjili, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kambale, Juakali (14 June 2010). "By the Rivers of Kinshasa Town". East African. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
- ^ "DRC CONGO: KINSHASHA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
