La Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the biggest city is kinhasa, which was known until the XNUMXs as Leopoldville. It is the administrative, economic and cultural center of the Congo.
It is on the shore of Congo river, just before this river flows into the Cataracts Livingstone. It is located in front of the province of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, separated by the river only. This is how the metropolitan area of Kinhasa-Brazzaville, with a population that exceeds ten million inhabitants. After Lagos, it is the most populated city in Africa.
A large area of Kinhasa is rural, and it is covered by the savanna of shrubs and some types of trees. In the eastern part of this province is the community of Moluccas, which occupies almost 80% of the territory. This city stands out for its strong contrasts, ranging from elegant commercial sectors and residential neighborhoods, as well as universities next to poor neighborhoods, shacks and large rural areas that surround the city. Even agricultural and botanical farms are formed within the same city.
Kinhasa city at night.
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