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.[2] It is named after the Ndjili River, which forms its western boundary.[3]

Ndjili N'Djili
Commune
Commune de Ndjili
Ndjili on map of Kinshasa city-province
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Coordinates: 4°24′32″S 15°22′39″E[1]
Country	DR Congo
City-Province	Kinshasa
Area
• Total	11.4 km^2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Population  (2004 est.)
• Total	442,138
• Density	39,000/km^2 (100,000/sq mi)

Demographics

Historical population of Ndjili, Kinshasa

Year	1967	1970	1985	2003	2004
Population	80,000	102,881	157,010	427,583	442,138

Transport

It is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. An agreement was made with Belgium in 2007 to upgrade this line.[4]

See also

• List of railway stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

1. "Ndjili, 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.
3. Kambale, Juakali (14 June 2010). "By the Rivers of Kinshasa Town". East African. Retrieved 2011-11-28.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)