Kinshasa

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capital city city provincial city

Kinshasa is the largest city and political, economic, and cultural center of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located along the Congo River in Central Africa.

Aliases (2)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city → provincial city →
capitalOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
commonlySpokenLanguage	Lingala →
continent	Africa →
country	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
demographics	predominantly urban population →
formsTransborderAgglomerationWith	Brazzaville →
hasClimate	tropical wet and dry climate →
hasCulturalInstitution	Académie des Beaux-Arts de Kinshasa → National Museum of the Democratic Republic of the Congo →
hasFunction	administrative center → commercial hub → industrial center → transport hub →
hasMajorAirport	N’djili International Airport →
hasPopulationRankInAfrica	one of the largest cities in Africa →
hasSecondaryAirport	N’Dolo Airport →
hasSportsTeam	AS Vita Club → DC Motema Pembe →
hasStadium	Stade des Martyrs →
hasUniversity	University of Kinshasa → Université Catholique du Congo → Université Protestante au Congo →
hasUrbanType	megacity → metropolis →
isAdministrativeUnitOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
isCulturalCenterOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
isEconomicCenterOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
isKnownFor	Congolese rumba music scene → rapid urban growth → vibrant popular culture →
isLargestCityOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
isMajorPortOn	Congo River →
isPoliticalCenterOf	Democratic Republic of the Congo →
isProvincialStatus	city-province →
isRegionalCenterFor	Central African culture → Central African trade →
isSeatOf	Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo → ministries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo →
koppenClimateClassification	Aw →
locatedIn	Central Africa →
locatedOnRiver	Congo River →
locatedOppositeCity	Brazzaville →
officialLanguage	French →
oppositeCityCountry	Republic of the Congo →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Fight →	about
Democratic Republic of the Congo →	capital
Rumble in the Jungle →	cityThenKnownAs
Congo River →	flowsThroughCity
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area →	hasCapitalCity
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area →	hasCityOnLeftBank
Belgian diaspora →	hasCommunityIn
Francophonie →	hasKeyCity
Francophone Africa →	hasMajorCity
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area →	hasPart
MONUSCO →	headquartersLocation
Democratic Republic of the Congo →	largestCity
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area →	largestCityComponent
Kinshasa–Brazzaville metropolitan area →	locatedOppositeBankCity
Brazzaville →	locatedOppositeCity
Rumble in the Jungle →	location
Lingala →	majorUrbanCenters
Brazzaville →	oppositeBankCity
Dikembe Mutombo ("Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo") →	placeOfBirth
George Foreman ("Kinshasa, Zaire") →	placeOfFamousMatch
The Fight ("Kinshasa, Zaire") →	settingPlace