Limete is one of the 24 communes that are the

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s of Kinshasa, the

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of the

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Location

Limete is located south of the

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between the mouths of the Funa and Ndjili rivers. The eastern boundary is the Ndjili going south down to Boulevard Lumumba (). The western boundary from the north follows the Funa, Boulevard Lumumba, and Avenue de L'Université down to Avenue Kikwit. From there the southern boundary rejoins Boulevard Lumumba to the east via Avenue Sefu and the

Limete Tower The Limete Tower (also known as french: Tour de l'Échangeur; "Interchange Tower" or french: Tour des Héros nationaux du Congo; "Tower of the National Heroes of Congo") is a tower located in the commune of Limete in Kinshasa, the capital city ...

interchange. Kinshasa_Limete

Limete's neighboring communes going clockwise from the east are: Masina,

Matete Matete is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Location Matete is located south of Boulevard Lumumba () from the Matete River, just east of the Li ...

, Lemba,

Ngaba Ngaba is a municipality ('' commune'') in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially ...

, Kalamu, and Barumbu.

Government

The administration of Limete is led by an unelected government appointed

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(french: bourgmestre, links=no). As of 2020 the burgomaster is Douglas Nkulu Numbi. The reform of having burgomasters elected by communal councils awaits the inaugural election of these councils.

Electoral district

With 295,768 on its voter rolls Limete is an electoral district for both the election of a thirteen-member communal council and that of three deputies of the

Provincial Assembly of Kinshasa The Provincial Assembly of the City-province of Kinshasa (French, ''l’Assemblée provinciale de la ville-province de Kinshasa'') is the legislative body of the City-province of Kinshasa Kinshasa (; ; ln, Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville ( ...

. Both elections are by

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. For the

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Limete is part of the Kinshasa III district (

Mont Amba Mont Amba is an area of the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, comprising five of the city-province's twenty-four administrative divisions—the communes of Kisenso, Lemba, Limete, Matete and Ngaba. It is one of the four s ...

). Nationwide communal council elections were scheduled for 22 September 2019 but did not take place. In December of that year President Tshisekedi declared that these elections would be held sometime in 2020. The Provincial Assembly election was held as part of the

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on 30 December 2018. Therese Masengo Muabuanga ( UDPS/Tshisekedi), Jean Désiré Mbonzi Wa Mbonzi ( MLC), and Gerard Mulumba Kongolo Wa Kongolo (UDPS/Tshisekedi) are the deputies representing Limete in the new legislature.

Administrative divisions

In 2014 Limete was divided into the following 14

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(french: quartiers, links=no):

References

{{Communes of Kinshasa Communes of Kinshasa Mont Amba District