Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa

Kasa-Vubu
Commune de Kasa-Vubu
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Kasa-Vubu on map of Kinshasa city-province
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Coordinates: 04°20′33″S 015°18′19″E / 4.34250°S 15.30528°E / -4.34250; 15.30528[1]
Country DR Congo
City-ProvinceKinshasa
Area
 • Total5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2004 est.)
 • Total157,320
 • Density31,000/km2 (81,000/sq mi)

Kasa-Vubu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's name derives from the first president of the Congo after independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who was elected mayor of the commune in 1957.

  1. ^ "Kasa Vubu, 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 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.