Bumbu | |
|---|---|
| Commune de Bumbu | |
   Bumbu on map of Kinshasa city-province | |
_-_Kinshasa.svg) Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo | |
| Coordinates: 04°22′26″S 15°17′51″E / 4.37389°S 15.29750°E[1] | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Kinshasa |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.30 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 est.) | |
• Total | 905,943 |
| • Density | 170,000/km2 (440,000/sq mi) |
Bumbu is a commune situated in the Funa District of Kinshasa.[2] Spanning an area of 5.30 square kilometers,[3][4] it is located in the hilled southern section of the city and had an estimated population of 905,943 as of 2015.[5][3] Bumbu is bordered by Kwilu Street to the north, which separates it from Ngiri-Ngiri; Kimvula "Haute tension" Street to the south; Elengesa Avenue to the east, demarcating it from Makala; and Liberation Avenue to the west, bordering Selembao.[4]
Administratively subdivided into 13 neighborhoods,[6] Bumbu was officially constituted through ministerial decree No. 68-026 on 30 March 1962.[4] Subsequent amendments, formalized by decree No. 69-042 on 23 January 1969, refined the boundaries and organizational framework of Kinshasa's urban communes.[4]
- ^ "Bumbu, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ a b Kinyamba, S. Shomba; Nsenda, F. Mukoka; Nonga, D. Olela; Kaminar, T.M.; Mbalanda, W. (2015). "Monographie de la ville de Kinshasa" (PDF) (in French). Ottawa, Canada: IDRC.CRDI. p. 40. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Ndongala, Sandrine Mputu (2008). "Evaluation des connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des habitants de bumbu face a l'utilisation de la moustiquaire imprégnée d'insecticide (mii)" [Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes and practices of Bumbu residents regarding the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (mii)] (in French). Ngaliema, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Université Pédagogique Nationale. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Mangaza, Sarah (24 October 2022). "Eau: La commune de Bumbu jetée aux oubliettes par la Régideso" [Water: The commune of Bumbu thrown into oblivion by Régideso]. Environews-rdc.net (in French). Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Filakembo, Chandrelle Mafuele (2006). "Filles-mères et conflits familiaux dans les ménages de Kinshasa. Une enquête menée dans la Commune de Bumbu" [Single mothers and family conflicts in Kinshasa households. A survey conducted in the Commune of Bumbu] (in French). Lemba, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: University of Kinshasa. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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