Kinshasa, Karnali Pradesh

Kinshasa: Capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Quick Facts about Kinshasa

Population : 11,855,000
Country : Congo Free State, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Belgian Congo
State : Karnali Pradesh (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Different from : Kinshasa
Phone Area Codes : 0987-
Area : 9965 km2
Official name : Kinshasa, Leopoldstad, Kinshasa, Léopoldville
Named for : Leopold II of Belgium, t2115187486
Official language : French, Dutch
Altitude : 787 feet / 240 meters
Capital city : Kinshasa is capital of Q60852075, Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville), Belgian Congo, Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Establishment : January 01, 1881 (143 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 20:49:38 (30th October 2024)
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Vue Kinshasa
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Geography

Kinshasa is located at 4°19'47"S 15°18'54"E (-4.3297222, 15.315). It has 2 neighbors: Brazzaville and Province du Bas Congo.

Kinshasa map

  • Ankara
  • Brazzaville
  • Brussels metropolitan area
  • Dakar
  • Tehran
  • Utrecht

Kinshasa has 2 neighbours.

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1920 1,600 - Family register
1936 40,300 96.03% Family register
1938 35,900 -12.26% Family register
1939 42,000 14.52% Family register
1947 126,100 66.69% Family register
1957 299,800 57.94% Family register
1959 402,500 25.52% Family register
1967 901,520 55.35% Family register
1968 1,052,500 14.34% Family register
1970 1,323,039 20.45% Family register
1974 1,990,700 33.54% Family register
1976 2,443,900 18.54% Family register
1984 2,665,309 8.31% Family register
1991 3,804,000 29.93% Family register
1994 4,655,313 18.29% Family register
2003 6,786,000 31.4% Family register
2005 7,500,000 9.52% Family register
2012 9,464,000 20.75% Family register
2014 10,125,000 6.53% Family register
2015 11,575,000 12.53% Family register
2016 11,855,000 2.36% Family register

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