Ndjili
N'Djili | |
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Commune de Ndjili | |
Coordinates: 4°24′32″S 15°22′39″E / 4.40889°S 15.37750°E[1] | |
Country | DR Congo |
City-Province | Kinshasa |
Area | |
• Total | 11.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Population (2004 est.) | |
• Total | 442,138 |
• Density | 39,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi) |
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]
Year | 1967 | 1970 | 1985 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Population | 80,000 | 102,881 | 157,010 | 427,583 | 442,138 |
It is served by a station on the Matadi-Kinshasa Railway. An agreement was made with Belgium in 2007 to upgrade this line.[4]