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1. www.youtube.com › watchKinshasa, Beautiful African Mega City 2020 ... - YouTube

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   Kinshasa, formerly Léopoldville, ( until 1966) is the largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) fro...

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2. www.youtube.com › watchKinshasa: Inside the streets of Bandalungwa in 4K - YouTube

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   May 16, 2022 · The music playing and Sound FX is provided by Epidemic Sound :https://www.epidemicsound.com/musichttps://share.epidemicsound.com/ffx2jy NordVPNGo to https:/...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchKinshasa, DRC: Africa's Largest MEGACITY - YouTube

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   Aug 1, 2022 · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo became the largest city in Africa in 2022, just beating out Lagos, Nigeria.

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4. www.worldbank.org › en › newsMegacity Kinshasa Eyes Climate Resilient Future Through Urban ...

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   News. Photo: J-champ 2020, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Africa’s largest city, Kinshasa, is making resilience to climate change a top priority. The $500 million Kin Elenda project will improve access to infrastructure and services and socio-economic opportunities for people in Kinshasa.

5. theworldcountries.com › place › kinshasaKinshasa - capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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   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. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest-growing megacities.

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   Browse 15,798 authentic kinshasa stock photos, high-res images, and pictures, or explore additional kinshasa city or kinshasa congo stock images to find the right photo at the right size and resolution for your project.

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   Is Kinshasa a primate city?

   • Kinshasa is also the primate city of the DRC with a population several times larger than the next-largest city, Lubumbashi. The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known by its French acronym MONUSCO (formerly MONUC) has its headquarters in Kinshasa.

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   What is Kinshasa known for?

   • 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. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest-growing megacities.

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   When did Kinshasa become a city?

   • In 1941, legislative ordinance n°293/AIMO of 25 June 1941, conferred Kinshasa the status of a city and established an Urban Committee (Comité Urbain), with an allocated area of 5,000 hectares and a population of 53,000. Concurrently, it became the colony's capital, the Congo-Kasaï Province's capital, and the Moyen Congo district.

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   Where is Kinshasa located?

   • Situated between latitudes 4° and 5° and longitudes East 15° and 16°32, Kinshasa shares its borders with the Mai-Ndombe Province, Kwilu Province, and Kwango Province to the east; the Congo River delineates its western and northern perimeters, constituting a natural border with the Republic of the Congo; to the south lies the Kongo Central Province.

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   Is Kinshasa a French city?

   • Kinshasa is the largest nominally Francophone urban area globally, with French being the language of government, education, media, public services and high-end commerce, while Lingala is used as a lingua franca in the street. The city's inhabitants are popularly known as Kinois, with the term "Kinshasans" used in English terminology.

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   Is Kinshasa a city of music?

   • N'Djili International Airport is the largest airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and ranks 37th in Africa in terms of passengers carried, with 12 international flights per day. In December 2015, Kinshasa was designated as a City of Music by UNESCO and has been a member of the Creative Cities Network since then.

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8. www.theigc.org › blogs › costs-urban-giants-subThe costs of urban giants in sub-Saharan Africa

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   Oct 30, 2019 · Several African cities have become veritable urban giants. Lagos and Cairo are each home to more than 20 million people, while others like Kinshasa, Luanda, and Dar es Salaam continue to grow at breakneck speed.