Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
16,000,000
Population
Africa
Continent
Kinshasa
Timezone
CD
Country Code
Kinshasa (; French: [kinʃasa]; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (Dutch: Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 18.5 million in 2026. It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the third-most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa, and the world's twenty-second most populous city and fourth-most populous...
Coordinates
-4.3276°, 15.3136°
Region/State
Kinshasa
District
Kinshasa
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Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region
Kinshasa
Timezone
Africa/Kinshasa
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