Lukunga District | |
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Coordinates: 4°18′19″S 15°18′12″E / 4.3054°S 15.3032°E | |
Country | DR Congo |
City-Province | Kinshasa |
Lukunga is an area of the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, comprising seven of the city-province's twenty-four administrative divisions—the communes of Barumbu, Gombe, Kinshasa, Kintambo, Lingwala, Mont Ngafula and Ngaliema. It is one of the four so-called districts of Kinshasa. These were the administrative divisions of Kinshasa during much of the Mobutu years (1965-1997)[1] and around which a number of government systems and services are still organized. For instance, Lukunga makes up a fourteen-member National Assembly constituency designated as Kinshasa I.[2] However, these districts are not part of Congo's territorial organization.[3]
The district takes its name from the Lukunga River.[4] This is a critical source of water for the district, compromised by silting.[5]