Masina
—  Commune  —
Masina
Nickname(s): Chine Populaire
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
City	Kinshasa
District	Tshangu
Commune	Masina
Area
- Total	69.70 km2 (26.9 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	485,167

Masina is a riverside municipality of the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The municipality is bordered by the Pool Malebo in the north and Boulevard Lumbumba to the south. It has recently become a desirable area in which to live and has a large, growing population.

It shelters within it the Marché de la Liberté "M’Zee Laurent-Désiré Kabila”, one of the largest markets of Kinshasa, which was built under the presidency of Laurent-Désiré Kabila to repay the inhabitants of the district of Tshangu who had resisted the rebels in August 1998.^[1]

The area is known by the nickname "Chine Populaire" ("People's China").

Contents 1 Geography 2 See also 2.1 Internal links 2.2 External links 3 References

[edit] Geography

Masina, together with the communes of Ndjili and Kimbanseke, belong to the district of Tshangu 20 km east of central Kinshasa.^[2]

Most of the municipality is occupied by a wetland bordering the Pool Malebo, which explains the low population density relative of the municipality. The urban area, stretching along Boulevard Lumumba, however, reaches population densities comparable to those of other municipalities in the heart of Kinshasa (about 50,000 inhabitants per km²).

• Mayor Mafulu Kaputu
• Language Lingala
• Area 69.70 sqkm
• Population 485,167 as of 2004 (est.)

[edit] See also

[edit] Internal links

Communes of Kinshasa

[edit] External links

• City Map of Kinshasa (2001)
• Map of Léopoldville (1954)

[edit] References

1. ^ Paul Kabeya Kapo, Jennifer Makengo, Kinshasa : le marché de la Liberté, un bijou qui n’attire pas, Afriqu'Échos Magazine, 24 septembre 2004.
2. ^ Relief Web copy of RDC public works map

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