Kinshasa

Summary

Kinshasa is a first-level administrative division^[1]. Kinshasa ranks in the top 10% of first_level_administrative_division entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kinshasa was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Kinshasa is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4].
• Kinshasa is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5].
• Kinshasa is on the body of water Congo^[6].
• Kinshasa's image is recorded as Vue Kinshasa.jpg^[7].
• Kinshasa's continent is recorded as Africa^[8].
• Kinshasa's instance of is recorded as first-level administrative division^[9].
• Kinshasa's instance of is recorded as border city^[10].
• Kinshasa's instance of is recorded as megacity^[11].
• Kinshasa's instance of is recorded as largest city^[12].
• Kinshasa's instance of is recorded as primate city^[13].
• Kinshasa's instance of is recorded as national capital^[14].
• Kinshasa's official language is recorded as French^[15].
• Kinshasa's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kinshasa, DRC.svg^[16].
• Kinshasa's shares border with is recorded as Kongo Central^[17].
• Kinshasa's shares border with is recorded as Brazzaville^[18].
• Kinshasa's shares border with is recorded as Mai-Ndombe Province^[19].
• Kinshasa's shares border with is recorded as Kwilu^[20].
• Kinshasa's shares border with is recorded as Kwango Province^[21].
• Kinshasa's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Kinshasa.svg^[22].
• Kinshasa's founder is recorded as Henry Morton Stanley^[23].
• Kinshasa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bandalungwa^[24].
• Kinshasa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Barumbu^[25].
• Kinshasa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bumbu^[26].
• Kinshasa's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gombe^[27].

Body

Geography

Kinshasa is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5]. Kinshasa is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4]. Kinshasa is on the body of water Congo^[6]. Kinshasa's continent is recorded as Africa^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1600'}^[28] and {'amount': '+40300'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include first-level administrative division^[9], border city^[10], megacity^[11], largest city^[12], primate city^[13], and national capital^[14].

History and Context

+1881-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kinshasa^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kinshasa include Léopoldville^[31], an ocean liner^[32].

Why It Matters

Kinshasa ranks in the top 10% of first_level_administrative_division entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,142 views/month).^[2] Kinshasa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Kinshasa is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Kinshasa include Léopoldville^[31], an ocean liner^[32].