Location & Surroundings
Kinshasa is the capital city of Democratic Republic of the Congo with 16,000,000 inhabitants, at 281 m elevation.
Also known as: 金夏沙 · كينشاسا · Kinşasa · किन्शासा · Kinsasa · Kinszasa
Overview
Kinshasa is capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo — FR capitale de la République démocratique du Congo.
It is located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa.
Established in 1881-01-01.
The population is about 14,565,700 (2020).
It covers about 9,965 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 240 metre.
Also known as: Léopoldville, Leopoldstad, Leopoldville
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Basic Data
- Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Located in Kinshasa
- Area 9,965 square kilometre
- Type capital of a political entity (PPLC)
- capital of a political entity designated as an independent state
Geography
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Coordinates
4° 19' 39" S, 15° 18' 49" E
- Elevation DEM: 281 m
- Timezone Africa/Kinshasa
- Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 1)
Statistics & Country
- Population 16,000,000
- Pop. Density 104,663 p/km²
- Built-up 48.6%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Franc (CDF)
- Phone Prefix +243
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 03:41
- Sunrise 05:32
- Sunset 17:53
- Day length 12 h 21 min
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Alternate Names
Weather in Kinshasa
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Kinshasa, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 25.7 C with overcast skies and a 0.4 m/s south-westerly wind. Next 24h: 22.7 to 30.4 C, max wind 1.3 m/s. Precip around 2.2 mm. Solar peaks near 667 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 25.7 | 0.4 | 218 | 81 | 1,012.4 | - / 0.00 | 98 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 22.7 | 0.5 | 270 | 94 | 1,013.4 | 4.18 / 4.18 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 12h | 23.6 | 0.2 | 211 | 90 | 1,015.6 | 0.00 / 1.79 | 94 | 22.2 | n/a |
| 18h | 30.4 | 1.3 | 214 | 61 | 1,011.4 | 0.00 / 1.63 | 77 | 667.3 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 25.4 | 0.4 | 236 | 82 | 1,011.6 | 0.61 / 2.24 | 100 | 281.6 | n/a |
| 30h | 23.4 | 0.5 | 150 | 91 | 1,011.4 | 0.00 / 1.85 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 36h | 23.3 | 1.1 | 238 | 92 | 1,013.6 | 0.71 / 2.56 | 100 | 9.8 | n/a |
| 42h | 31.1 | 0.7 | 211 | 57 | 1,009.3 | 0.00 / 0.01 | 97 | 460.3 | n/a |
| Monday | 24.8 | 1.6 | 268 | 87 | 1,009.9 | 1.05 / 1.06 | 13 | 343.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 23.0 | 0.8 | 239 | 93 | 1,011.2 | 0.20 / 1.26 | 17 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 60h | 23.6 | 2.2 | 244 | 89 | 1,013.2 | 0.00 / 0.45 | 69 | 16.0 | n/a |
| 66h | 30.9 | 2.0 | 193 | 56 | 1,008.6 | 0.00 / 0.09 | 80 | 555.5 | n/a |
| Tuesday | 23.5 | 2.6 | 38 | 90 | 1,010.9 | 4.66 / 4.75 | 71 | 248.3 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.kinshasa.cd
- Commons category Kinshasa