Masina, Kinshasa

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Masina

Commune de
Masina
Commune
 Nickname(s): 
Chine Populaire

Masina on a map of
Kinshasa communes

Kinshasa city-
province on a map of
 the DRC
Coordinates:  4°21′47
″S 15°23′42″ECoordin
ates:  4°21′47″S 15°23′4
2″E [1]

Coun Democratic
try Republic of the
Congo
City- Kinshasa
Provi
nce
Distr Tshangu
ict
Government
 • Ma Ernestine
yor Mujinga
Matonga
Area
 • Tot 69.7 km  (26.9 
2

al sq mi)
Population
  (2004 est.)
 • Tot 485,167
al
 • De 7,000/km2 (18,0
nsity 00/sq mi)
Masina is a municipality (commune) in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa,

[2]
the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It is bordered by the Pool Malebo in the north and Boulevard Lumbumba to the

south.
Masina 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

[3]
had resisted the rebels in August 1998.

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

Contents
 1Geography
 2See also
 3References
 4External links
Geography[edit]
Masina, together with the communes of Ndjili and Kimbanseke, belong to the

[4]
district of Tshangu 20 km east of central Kinshasa.

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).

See also