Ndjili, Kinshasa

Commune in Kinshasa, DR Congo

Ndjili N'Djili
Commune
Commune de Ndjili
4°24′32″S 15°22′39″E / 4.40889°S 15.37750°E / -4.40889; 15.37750^[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]

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]

References

^ "Ndjili, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^ "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.
^ Kambale, Juakali (14 June 2010). "By the Rivers of Kinshasa Town". East African. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
^ "DRC CONGO: KINSHASHA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-04-13.