Bumbu

Commune in Kinshasa, DR Congo
04°22′26″S 15°17′51″E / 4.37389°S 15.29750°E / -4.37389; 15.29750[1]Country DR CongoProvinceKinshasaArea
 • Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)Population
 (2004 est.)
 • Total329,234 • Density62,000/km2 (160,000/sq mi)

Bumbu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

The town is in the hilled southern portion of Kinshasa and settlement there is relatively new. It lies in the vicinity of the Kasa-Vubu and Kalamu boulevards.

Demographics

Historical population of Bumbu
Year19671970198420032004
Population37,56061,366113,968318,396329,234

References

  1. ^ "Bumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

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Communes of the city-province of Kinshasa
Funa District
  • Bandalungwa
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