Tshangu District
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Tshangu 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 Kimbanseke
, Maluku
, Masina, Ndjili and Nsele
.
The district is south of the Congo River
, east of the Ndjili River
, a tributary of the Congo that separates it from Mont Amba District
and west of the N'djili airport, the main international airport serving the city.
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 Kimbanseke
Kimbanseke
Kimbanseke is a municipality in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the southeast of Kinshasa. Settlement in this hilled area is relatively new.- External links :*...
, Maluku
Maluku, Kinshasa
Maluku is a municipality in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Masina, Ndjili and Nsele
Nsele
Nsele or N'Sele is a municipality in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
.
The district is south of the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
, east of 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...
, a tributary of the Congo that separates it from Mont Amba District
Mont Amba District
Mont Amba is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo .It includes the communes of Kisenso, Lemba, Limete, Matete and Ngaba....
and west of the N'djili airport, the main international airport serving the city.