Bumbu

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

Bumbu
Commune de Bumbu
Bumbu on map of Kinshasa city-province
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Coordinates: 04°22′26″S 15°17′51″E[1]
Country DR Congo
ProvinceKinshasa
Area
  Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2004 est.)
  Total329,234
  Density62,000/km2 (160,000/sq mi)

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.

See also




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