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{{Distinguish|text= the godess [[Ngaleima]]}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ngaliema
| name = Ngaliema
| native_name = ''Commune de Ngaliema''
| official_name = ''Commune de Ngaliema''
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| title = Ngaliema, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
| title = Ngaliema, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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'''Ngaliema''' is a municipality (''[[Communes of Kinshasa|commune]]'') in the [[Lukunga District]] of [[Kinshasa]], the [[capital city]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kinshasa.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300 | title = ''Géographie de Kinshasa'' (Geography of Kinshasa) | publisher = Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa) | language = French | accessdate = 20 August 2011}}</ref>
'''Ngaliema''' is a municipality (''[[Communes of Kinshasa|commune]]'') in the [[Lukunga District]] of [[Kinshasa]], the [[capital city]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kinshasa.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300 | title = ''Géographie de Kinshasa'' (Geography of Kinshasa) | publisher = Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa) | language = French | access-date = 20 August 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120723091147/http://www.kinshasa.cd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=300 | archive-date = 2012-07-23 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==


Ngaliema is situated in the west of Kinshasa. It stretches south towards Mont Ngaliema and along the main road linking Kinshasa and the city of [[Matadi]] in [[Bas-Congo]].
Ngaliema is situated in the west of Kinshasa. It stretches south towards Mont Ngaliema and along the main road linking Kinshasa and the city of [[Matadi]] in [[Bas-Congo]].
The boundary between Ngaliema and the [[Mont Ngafula]] commune is defined by the [[Lukunga River]].<ref>{{cite book |ref=harv
The boundary between Ngaliema and the [[Mont Ngafula]] commune is defined by the [[Lukunga River]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLT4-LECDJwC&pg=PA132
|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=pLT4-LECDJwC&pg=PA132
|title=Kinshasa: ville et environnement
|title=Kinshasa: ville et environnement
|page=132
|page=132
|first=Francis Lelo |last=Nzuzi
|first=Francis Lelo |last=Nzuzi
|publisher=Editions L'Harmattan |year=2008
|publisher=Editions L'Harmattan |year=2008
|ISBN=2-296-06080-3}}</ref>
|isbn=978-2-296-06080-7}}</ref>


==Buildings==
==Buildings==


In addition to the communities of Binza Ozone, Binza Météo, Binza Delvaux and Binza I.P.N., the area also accommodates:
In addition to the communities of Binza Ozone, Binza Météo, Binza Delvaux and Binza I.P.N., the area also accommodates:
* The [[Palais de Marbre]] (Marble Palace): built as a Presidential guests' residence under [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], it was the official residence of President [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]]. It is in his private office at the Marble palace that Kabila was assassinated, allegedly by one of his bodyguards.
* The [[Palais de Marbre|Marble Palace]]: built as a Presidential guests' residence under [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], it was the official residence of President [[Laurent-Désiré Kabila]]. It is in his private office at the Marble palace that Kabila was assassinated, allegedly by one of his bodyguards.
* The [[Cité de l'OUA]] (OAU village) compound: built when Kinshasa was the host of a summit of heads of states of the Organisation of African Unity, the sprawling compound has paid host to many [[official function]]s. Most recently, it has become the official location of the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers, the deliberative body of the Congolese executive branch.
* The [[Cité de l'Union Africaine]] (African Union village) compound: built when Kinshasa was the host of a summit of heads of states of the [[Organisation of African Unity]], the sprawling compound has paid host to many [[official function]]s. Most recently, it has become the official location of the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers, the deliberative body of the Congolese executive branch.
* The [[Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp|Camp Militaire Colonel Tshatshi]] (Colonel Tshatshi Military Compound): One of the two major military bases in Kinshasa, the base pays host to the defense department, and the Joint Chiefs of staff central command headquarters for the [[Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (FARDC). It also surrounds two previous Presidential palaces.
* The [[Colonel Tshatshi Military Camp|Camp Militaire Colonel Tshatshi]] (Colonel Tshatshi Military Compound): One of the two major military bases in Kinshasa, the base pays host to the defense department, and the Joint Chiefs of staff central command headquarters for the [[Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (FARDC). It also surrounds two previous Presidential palaces.
* The [[Mont Fleury, Kinshasa|Mont Fleury]] neighbourhood, also known as Kinshasa's "[[Beverly Hills]]".


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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== See also ==
==Education==
[[The American School of Kinshasa]] (TASOK) is in Ngaliema.<ref>"[http://www.tasok.net/ Home]." [[American School of Kinshasa]]. Retrieved on December 8, 2017. "The American School of Kinshasa Rte de Matadi, Ngaliema Kinshasa II, République Démocratique du Congo"</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.rotarybinza.cd/ Binza Rotary Club]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051107204312/http://www.rotarybinza.cd/ Binza Rotary Club]
*[http://www.safricas.cd/realisations/index_divers.html Pictures of the gardens of the Mont Nagliema palace]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041205234516/http://www.safricas.cd/realisations/index_divers.html Pictures of the gardens of the Mont Nagliema palace]
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/kinshasa_2001.jpg Map of Kinshasa] (2001)
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/kinshasa_2001.jpg Map of Kinshasa] (2001)
*[http://katembo.fragland.net/gallery/cartes/PlanLeoC.jpg Map of Léopoldville] (1960)
*[http://katembo.fragland.net/gallery/cartes/PlanLeoC.jpg Map of Léopoldville]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (1960)
*[http://home.scarlet.be/~godfr123/cartes/carte_leopoldville_1954.jpg Map of Léopoldville] (1954)
*[http://home.scarlet.be/~godfr123/cartes/carte_leopoldville_1954.jpg Map of Léopoldville]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (1954)


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Latest revision as of 16:35, 12 November 2023

Not to be confused with the godess Ngaleima.
Ngaliema
Commune
Commune de Ngaliema
Map
Map
Ngaliema on map of Kinshasa city-province
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo
Coordinates: 04°20′56″S 15°15′10″E / 4.34889°S 15.25278°E / -4.34889; 15.25278[1]
Country DR Congo
Citty-ProvinceKinshasa
Area
 • Total224.3 km2 (86.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2004 est.)
 • Total683,135
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)

Ngaliema is a municipality (commune) in the Lukunga District of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Location[edit]

Ngaliema is situated in the west of Kinshasa. It stretches south towards Mont Ngaliema and along the main road linking Kinshasa and the city of Matadi in Bas-Congo. The boundary between Ngaliema and the Mont Ngafula commune is defined by the Lukunga River.[3]

Buildings[edit]

In addition to the communities of Binza Ozone, Binza Météo, Binza Delvaux and Binza I.P.N., the area also accommodates:

Demographics[edit]

Historical population of Ngaliema
Year19671970198420032004
Population30,64063,844252,151660,646683,135

Education[edit]

The American School of Kinshasa (TASOK) is in Ngaliema.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ngaliema, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. ^ Nzuzi, Francis Lelo (2008). Kinshasa: ville et environnement. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 132. ISBN 978-2-296-06080-7.
  4. ^ "Home." American School of Kinshasa. Retrieved on December 8, 2017. "The American School of Kinshasa Rte de Matadi, Ngaliema Kinshasa II, République Démocratique du Congo"

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