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Railway Stations In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include: Maps UN Map WestUN Map East* Stations served by passenger trains Stations served by rail Existing Matadi–Kinshasa Railway * Ango-Ango * Matadi * Mpozo * Kenge * Songololo * Mbanza-Ngungu * Kimpese * Lukala- cement works * Kintoni * Kwilu Ngongo * Kisuntu * Inkisi aka Kisantu * Matete * Madimba * Kindamba ** Dembo * Kasangulu * (start of suburban area) * Mont Ngafula * Kinsenso * Matete * Ndjili * Limete - Kinshasa - national capital; (river port railhead) * (proposed road-rail bridge on border.) * Brazzaville ---- * Barumbu * La Gombe * Kitambo * Ngaliema * (local line to west) ---- * (local line to east) * Limbe * Masina * Kinshasa Airport ---- Inland lines ---- * Ilebo - (river port railhead) * Bakwa-Kasanga * Mweka * Demba * Kananga (was Luluabourg) * Kamwandu * Kazumba * Mwene Ditu * Lusuku * Kamina - junction to north * Tenke - junction t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Station, Lubumbashi
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Brazzaville
Brazzaville (, kg, Kintamo, Nkuna, Kintambo, Ntamo, Mavula, Tandala, Mfwa, Mfua; Teke: ''M'fa'', ''Mfaa'', ''Mfa'', ''Mfoa''Roman Adrian Cybriwsky, ''Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2013, p. 60) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo (Congo Republic). Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 1.8 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville was also the capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network. Geography Brazzaville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Road-rail Bridges
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Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( nl, Leopoldstad), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages situated along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest growing megacities. The city of Kinshasa is also one of the DRC's 26 provinces. Because the administrative boundaries of the city-province cover a vast area, over 90 percent of the city-province's land is rural in nature, and the urban area occupies a small but expanding section on the western side. Kinshasa is Africa's third-largest metropolitan area after Cairo and Lagos. It is also the world's largest nominally Francophone urban area, with French being the language of government, education, media, public services and high-end commerce in the city, while Lingala is used as a '' lingua franca'' in the street. Kinshasa hosted the 14th Francophonie Summit in October 2012. Residents of Kinshasa are known as ''Kinois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limete
Limete is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Limete is located south of the Pool Malebo between the mouths of the Funa and Ndjili rivers. The eastern boundary is the Ndjili going south down to Boulevard Lumumba (). The western boundary from the north follows the Funa, Boulevard Lumumba, and Avenue de L'Université down to Avenue Kikwit. From there the southern boundary rejoins Boulevard Lumumba to the east via Avenue Sefu and the Limete Tower interchange. Limete's neighboring communes going clockwise from the east are: Masina, Matete, Lemba, Ngaba, Kalamu, and Barumbu. Government The administration of Limete is led by an unelected government appointed burgomaster (french: bourgmestre, links=no). As of 2020 the burgomaster is Douglas Nkulu Numbi. The reform of having burgomasters elected by communal councils awaits the inaugural election of these councils. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndjili (Kinshasa)
Ndjili or N'Djili is a municipality (''commune'') in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is named after the Ndjili River, which forms its western boundary. Demographics Transport It is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. An agreement was made with Belgium in 2007 to upgrade this line. See also * List of railway stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include: Maps UN Map WestUN Map East* Stations served by passenger trains Stations served by rail Existing Matadi–Kinshasa Railway * Ango-Ango * Matadi * Mpozo ... References Communes of Kinshasa Tshangu District {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinsenso
Kisenso ( ln, Kinsénso) is a municipality (''commune'') in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... References Communes of Kinshasa Mont Amba District {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Ngafula
Mont Ngafula is a municipality ('' commune'') in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in the hilly southern area of Kinshasa and is intersected by the Lukaya River valley in its southern portion. The boundary with the Ngaliema commune is defined by the Lukunga River. Residence in the area is relatively new; in the 1970s, it became home to a small number of upper and middle-class business executives, politicians and other relatively affluent people. However, many of the would-be extravagant compounds commissioned remain incomplete, mainly due to the drastic economic decline that characterized the latter portion of the Mobutu era. Demographics See also * Claudine André Claudine André, (born 6 November 1946 in La Hestre), is a Belgian conservationist. She founded Lola ya bonobo in 1994, which is a bonobo sanctuary, just south of Kinshasa, at Mont Ngafula, in the Lukaya Valley, Democratic Republic of Congo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasangulu
Kasangulu is a town in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 27,960. Transport It is served by a station on the Matadi–Kinshasa Railway The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway is a railway line in Kongo Central province between Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the port of Matadi. The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway was built between 1890 and 1898 in order to bypass .... See also * Railway stations in DRCongo References Populated places in Kongo Central {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindamba, DRCongo
Kindamba is a town in the Bas-Congo province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ..., situated to the southwest of the capital, Kinshasa. Transport It is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. See also * Railway stations in DRCongo References Populated places in Kongo Central {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
