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[[Image:Kinshasa_Ngaliema.png|thumb|right|250px|Ngaliema in Kinshasa]]
{{Infobox settlement
'''Ngaliema''' is a district in the west of [[Kinshasa]], capital of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. The community stretches south towards [[Mont Ngaliema]] and all along with main road connecting Kinshasa to the major city of [[Matadi]] in [[Bas-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 | 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>
In addition to the districts of Binza Ozone, Binza Météo, Binza Delvaux and Binza I.P.N. the area also accommodates:


==Location==
* The [[Palais de Marbre]] (Marble Palace): built as a Presidential Guests residence under [[Mobutu Sese Seko]], it was the official residence of President [[Laurent Desire Kabila]]. It is in his private office at the Marble palace that Kabila was assassinated, allegedly by one of his bodyguards.

* The [[Cite 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 functions. 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.
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 [[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 [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] ([[FARDC]]). It also surrounds two previous Presidential palaces.
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
* The [[Mont Fleury, Kinshasa|Mont Fleuriy]] neighbourhood, also known as Kinshasa's 'Beverly Hills'.
|title=Kinshasa: ville et environnement
|page=132
|first=Francis Lelo |last=Nzuzi
|publisher=Editions L'Harmattan |year=2008
|isbn=978-2-296-06080-7}}</ref>

==Buildings==

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 [[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.

==Demographics==
{{Demography
| 1967 = {{formatnum:30640}}
| 1970 = {{formatnum:63844}}
| 1984 = {{formatnum:252151}}
| 2003 = {{formatnum:660646}}
| 2004 = {{formatnum:683135}}
}}

==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>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{more citations needed|date=August 2011}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Ngaliema (Kinshasa)|Ngaliema}}
*[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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