DR Congo
Kinshasa City
Kinshasa

Makala

Makala is a commune located in the Funa District of Kinshasa, the capital city of the . Covering an area of 5.60 square kilometers, Makala is situated in Kinshasa's southern hilly region and has an estimated population of 698,495 as of 2015.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Also known as: “Makala, Kinshasa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Makala Central Prison.

Prison
, or Makala Prison, is the biggest prison in the , located in its capital city, . It is located in the city center, 3 miles from the presidential palace. is situated 2½ km northwest of Makala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinshasa and Kimwenza.

Photo: Antoine Moens de Hase, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital of the . It faces , the capital of the neighbouring , which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.

Town
is a neighborhood in the in the Mont Ngafula commune in the south of the capital, . is situated 9 km south of Makala.

Makala

Latitude
-4.37756° or 4° 22′ 39″ south
Longitude
15.30511° or 15° 18′ 18″ east
Elevation
323 metres (1,060 feet)
Open location code
6F7QJ8C4+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 435905459
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2313183
Wiki­data ID
Q3091429
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Satellite Map

Discover Makala from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Makala” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Makala”
  • Cebuano: “Makala (teritoryo)”
  • Cebuano: “Makala”
  • Chinese: “馬卡拉”
  • Chinese: “马卡拉”
  • Dutch: “Makala”
  • French: “Makala”
  • Japanese: “マカラ”
  • Lingala: “Makála”
  • Persian: “ماکالا”
  • Polish: “Makala”
  • Portuguese: “Makala”
  • Russian: “Макала”
  • Swedish: “Makala”

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