Kinshasa

Kinshasa, formerly named Léopoldville from 1881 to 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities,... Wikipedia

• Founded:  1881 (as Léopoldville)
• City hall:  Hôtel de ville de Kinshasa, La Gombe
• Body:  Provincial Assembly of Kinshasa
• Governor:  Daniel Bumba
• City-province:  18,552,800
• Rank:  2nd in Africa, 1st in the DRC
• Urban:  16,316,000
• Metro:  17,778,500
• Language:  French and Lingala
• Demonym(s):  Kinois,Kinshasan, Léopoldvillian (1881–1966)
• Time zone:  WAT (UTC+01:00)
• Area code(s):  243
• ISO 3166 code:  CD-KN
• License Plate Code:  CGO / 01
• Climate:  aw
• HDI (2023):  0.623 medium · 1st of 11
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo