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    Kinshasa ( / kɪnˈʃɑːsə /; French: [kinʃasa]; Lingala: Kinsásá ), formerly named Léopoldville until June 30, 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.

  2. Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (once called Zaire). It is the third largest city in the continent of Africa (after Lagos and Cairo). About eleven million people live there. Kinshasa is also a province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  3. 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.

  4. 6 days ago · 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.

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  6. www.worldatlas.com › cities › kinshasaKinshasa - WorldAtlas

    Sep 7, 2021 · Kinshasas population is close to 15 million, making it the third biggest city in all of Africa. The residents of the city are known as “kinois”. French is the official language of the DRC. In fact, Kinshasa is often considered the second biggest Francophone city after Paris, France. However, more kinois speak African languages rather ...

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