Barumbu
Barumbu is a municipality (commune) in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Barumbu | |
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| Commune de Barumbu | |
Barumbu on map of Kinshasa city-province | |
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo | |
| Coordinates: 04°19′01″S 15°19′40″E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| City-Province | Kinshasa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2004 est.) | |
| • Total | 150,319 |
| • Density | 32,000/km2 (82,000/sq mi) |
It is situated in the north of Kinshasa, south of Gombe and the Boulevard du 30 Juin. Barumbu is historically significant because it developed along with the old town of Kinshasa, into the modern city Kinshasa, and formerly Léopoldville.
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