Mont Amba is an area of the capital city of
Kinshasa
Kinshasa (; ; ), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966 (), is the Capital city, capital and Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-grow ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
, comprising five of the city-province's twenty-four
administrative division
Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...
s—the communes of
Kisenso
Kisenso () 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 (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply t ...
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Lemba,
Limete
Limete is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Location
Limete is located south of the Pool Malebo between the mouths of the Funa and Ndjili riv ...
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Matete
Matete is one of the 24 communes of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Situated in the Mont Amba District in the southern part of Kinshasa, Matete spans an area of 4.80 square kilometers and had an estimated popu ...
and
Ngaba. It is one of the four so-called districts of Kinshasa. These were the administrative divisions of Kinshasa during much of the
Mobutu
Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga ( ; born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer ...
years (1965-1997) and around which a number of government systems and services are still organized. For instance, Mont Amba makes up an eleven-member
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
constituency designated as Kinshasa III. However, these districts are not part of Congo's
territorial organization.
Mont Amba takes its name from the hill in its extreme southwest on which the main campus of the
University of Kinshasa
The University of Kinshasa (), colloquially known by its acronym UNIKIN, is a public university located in Kinshasa's Lemba, Kinshasa, Lemba commune within the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the country's premier un ...
is situated. Its western border rises from there to the Congo river east of the downtown district. It is separated from the
Tshangu District
Tshangu 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 Kimbanseke, Maluku, Kinshasa, Maluku, Masina, Kinshasa, Masina, Ndji ...
further to the east by the
Ndjili River
The Ndjili River ( French: ''Rivière Ndjili'') is a river that flows from the south through the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it joins the Congo River. It separates the districts of Tshangu and Mont Amb ...
.
Mont Amba is home to several parts of the University of Kinshasa, including the regional center for nuclear research.
As of March 2011, the reactor at this center had not been operational for several years.
The Mont Amba Medical Center in Lemba is a teaching hospital for the university. In June 2011 the first plastic surgery clinic in the DRC was opened at the hospital, primarily for the treatment of children who had been burned.
Limete Tower
The Limete Tower (also known as ; "Interchange Tower" or ; "Tower of the National Heroes of Congo") is a tower located in the commune of Limete in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
History
President Mobutu Ses ...
File:Market in Matete.jpg, Market in Matete
File:Université de Kinshasa.JPG, The ''Rectorat'', main administrative building at the University of Kinshasa, in Lemba
References
Districts of Kinshasa
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