Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the south bank of the Congo River. One of the world's fastest-growing megacities, it is the country's leading economic, political and cultural center, and was formerly named Leopoldville. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Source Elie-Leon Ndomba nouveau Premier president de la Cour de Cassation, Actualite.cdNews report, handover of the First President in KinshasaQuote, News report, handover of the First President in Kinshasa
La passation de pouvoir entre le premier président de la Cour de Cassation sortant, David-Christophe Mukendi Musanga et Élie-Léon Ndomba Kabeya premier président entrant de la Cour de Cassation s’est tenue ce vendredi 1er septembre 2023 à Kinshasa.
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Source Ordonnance-loi 82-020 of 31 March 1982, Code de l’organisation et de la competence judiciaires, Journal Officiel du Zaire, LeganetCode of judicial organization of 1982, article 51, seat at KinshasaQuote, Code of judicial organization of 1982, article 51, seat at Kinshasa
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1. Kinshasa (Wikipedia)
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is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Infobox, Population figure
18,552,800
Infobox: population_as_of
2021
Infobox, Area
9,965
Infobox, Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Infobox, coordinates
4.32194°S 15.31194°E
Article text
The city was established as a trading post by Henry Morton Stanley in 1881. It was named Léopoldville in honor of Stanley's employer King Leopold II of the Belgians.
Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
4.32194°S 15.31194°E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
4.32194°S 15.31194°E
History
The city was established as a trading post by Henry Morton Stanley in 1881.
Associated With: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Infobox, Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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View the Source 2. GeoNames: Kinshasa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2314302
-4.32758 15.31357 P PPLC CD 06 00 16000000 281 Africa/Kinshasa
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 281 m
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and CoastlineQuote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.25, 15.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.25, 15.25
-4.25 15.25 Aw
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