Barumbu

Barumbu
Commune
Commune de Barumbu
Map
Map
Map
Barumbu on map of Kinshasa city-province
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Coordinates: 04°19′01″S 15°19′40″E / 4.31694°S 15.32778°E / -4.31694; 15.32778[1]
Country DR Congo
City-ProvinceKinshasa
Area
 • Total4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2004 est.)
 • Total150,319
 • Density32,000/km2 (82,000/sq mi)

Barumbu is a commune in the Lukunga District of Kinshasa, located strategically in the northern region of the city.[2][3] As of 2015, Barumbu had an estimated population of 413,628, making it one of Kinshasa's more densely populated communes.[4]

Historically, Barumbu's development paralleled Kinshasa's transition from a colonial outpost known as Léopoldville to a sprawling urban center. The commune is often called Kinshasa's "museum commune" for its preserved historical architecture, including colonial-era residences constructed from compressed earth.[5] Barumbu has seen rapid urbanization, with a notable increase in multi-story residential buildings, particularly apartment complexes. The area has also experienced a commercial boom, with a proliferation of shops and boutiques.[5]

  1. ^ "Barumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ Mbodo Vangu, Thina (2009). "Impacts du programme d'assainissement urbain de kinshasa (pauk) sur l'environnement. cas de la commune de barumbu" [Impacts of the Kinshasa urban sanitation program (PAUK) on the environment. Case of the Barumbu commune] (in French). Gombe, Kinshasa: Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de la Gombe. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  4. ^ Kinyamba, S. Shomba; Nsenda, F. Mukoka; Nonga, D. Olela; Kaminar, T.M.; Mbalanda, W. (2015). "Monographie de la ville de Kinshasa" (PDF) (in French). Ottawa, Canada: IDRC.CRDI. p. 41. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ a b Mbodo Vangu, Thina (2009). "Impacts du programme d'assainissement urbain de kinshasa (pauk) sur l'environnement. cas de la commune de barumbu" [Impacts of the Kinshasa urban sanitation program (PAUK) on the environment. Case of the Barumbu commune] (in French). Gombe, Kinshasa: Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de la Gombe. Retrieved 30 October 2024.