Selembao
Selembao is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering over 23.2 square kilometers and with an estimated population of 1,038,819 as of 2015, it is bordered…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Makala Central Prison and Centre Hospitalier Monkole.
Makala Central Prison
Prison
Makala Central Prison, or Makala Prison, is the biggest prison in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in its capital city, Kinshasa. It is located in the city center, 3 miles from the presidential palace. Makala Central Prison is situated 3 km north of Selembao.
Centre Hospitalier Monkole
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Centre Hospitalier Monkole is situated 4 km south of Selembao.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kimwenza and Kinshasa.
Kimwenza
Town
Kimwenza is a neighborhood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Mont Ngafula commune in the south of the capital, Kinshasa. Kimwenza is situated 8 km south of Selembao.
Kinshasa
Photo: Antoine Moens de Hase, CC BY 2.0.
Kinshasa is the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It faces Brazzaville, the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.
Selembao
- Type: Suburb
- Description: a commune in the south of the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Categories: commune of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and locality
- Location: Kinshasa, Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.39101° or 4° 23′ 28″ southLongitude
15.28493° or 15° 17′ 6″ eastElevation
316 metres (1,037 feet)Open location code
6F7QJ75M+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 29927352OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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