Kinshasa - Wikipedia
网页Kinshasa (/ k ɪ n ˈ ʃ ɑː s ə /; French:; 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.
Kinshasa | Map, Population, Region, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年9月21日 · 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.
Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
网页Congo is located in the central-western part of sub-Saharan Africa, along the Equator, lying between latitudes 4°N and 5°S, and longitudes 11° and 19°E. To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
DR Congo's Capital Kinshasa. The Largest, Most Developed City in ...
网页Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of Congo, which can be seen i...
Kinshasa - capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - The …
网页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.
Kinshasa, DRC: Africa's Largest MEGACITY - YouTube
网页2022年8月1日 · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo became the largest city in Africa in 2022, just beating out Lagos, Nigeria.
Kinshasa - WorldAtlas
网页2021年9月7日 · Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is located on the Congo River, directly opposite Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, making the area the only place in which two capital cities are situated on opposite banks of the same river, so close to each other that they are in sight of each other.
Kinshasa Map - Kinshasa City, DR Congo - Mapcarta
网页Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.
Kinshasa summary | Britannica
网页Kinshasa , formerly Léopoldville, Capital and largest city (pop., 2005 est.: 5,717,000), Democratic Republic of the Congo. Situated on the southern bank of the Congo River, it was founded as Léopoldville in 1881 by Henry Morton Stanley. It became the capital of the Belgian Congo in the 1920s.
Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa - Lonely Planet
网页Sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest city, Kin (as locals universally call it) sprawls seemingly forever from the banks of the Congo River to its distant shanty towns. Shot through with chaos, music and a lust for life that is as infectious as it is overwhelming, Kinshasa is a city you experience rather than visit, but there's no better place ...