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Geography Atlas. "Kinshasa." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/kinshasa.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Kinshasa. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/kinshasa

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@misc{geographyatlas-kinshasa,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Kinshasa},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/kinshasa},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

Facts

Population

18,552,800 1

Area (sq km)

9965 1

Founding Year

1881 1

Population Estimate Year

2021 1

Elevation (m)

240 1

Latitude

4.32194 degrees south 1

Longitude

15.31194 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Source Kinshasa (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Source Kinshasa (Wikipedia)

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1. Kinshasa (Wikipedia)

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is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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18,552,800

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Population (2021)

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9,965

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240 m (790 ft)

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4.32194°S 15.31194°E

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1881 (as Léopoldville)

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4.32194°S 15.31194°E

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4.32194°S 15.31194°E

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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