Mont Amba District
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Mont Amba is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC).
It includes the communes (municipalities) of Kisenso
, Lemba
, Limete
, Matete
and Ngaba
.
It lies south of the Congo River, east of the downtown district, and is separated from Tshangu District
further to the east by the Ndjili River
.
Mont Amba is home to several parts of the University of Kinshasa
, including the regional center for nuclear research.
As of March 2011, the reactor at this center had not been operational for several years.
The Mont Alma Hospital in Lemba is a teaching hospital for the university. In June 2011 the first plastic surgery clinic in the DRC was opened at the hospital, primarily for the treatment of children who had been burned.
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
(DRC).
It includes the communes (municipalities) of Kisenso
Kisenso
Kisenso is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Lemba
Lemba, Kinshasa
Lemba is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Limete
Limete
Limete is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Matete
Matete
Matete is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
and Ngaba
Ngaba
Ngaba is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the south of Kinshasa. Settlement in this hilled area is relatively new....
.
It lies south of the Congo River, east of the downtown district, and is separated from Tshangu District
Tshangu District
Tshangu is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo .It includes the communes of Kimbanseke, Maluku, Masina, Ndjili and Nsele....
further to the east by the Ndjili River
Ndjili River
The Ndjili River is a river that flows from the south through the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it joins the Congo River...
.
Mont Amba is home to several parts of the University of Kinshasa
University of Kinshasa
The University of Kinshasa , was one of three universities, along with University of Kisangani and University of Lubumbashi, created following the division of the National University of Zaire...
, including the regional center for nuclear research.
As of March 2011, the reactor at this center had not been operational for several years.
The Mont Alma Hospital in Lemba is a teaching hospital for the university. In June 2011 the first plastic surgery clinic in the DRC was opened at the hospital, primarily for the treatment of children who had been burned.