Basoko
Basoko is a stream in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Basoko is situated nearby to the locality Mirador, as well as near Leopoldville Ouest.Places of Interest
Highlights include National Palace and Académie des Beaux-Arts.
National Palace
Government building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Palace of the Nation is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated in Gombe, in the northern part of Kinshasa, next to the Congo River. National Palace is situated 3½ km north of Basoko.
Académie des Beaux-Arts
University
The Académie des Beaux-Arts or Academy of Fine Arts of Kinshasa is a higher education school in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a modern art school that specializes in training visual and graphic artists. Académie des Beaux-Arts is situated 2½ km northeast of Basoko.
L’hôpital du Cinquantenaire de Kinshasa
Hospital
l’Hôpital du Cinquantenaire de Kinshasa is the second largest hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the Kinshasa General Hospital. The hospital is in the Mont Ngafula area south of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. L’hôpital du Cinquantenaire de Kinshasa is situated 3 km east of Basoko.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinshasa and Brazzaville.
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.
Brazzaville
Photo: Prével EPOTA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of Congo, and serves as the financial and administrative center of the country. It can be a pleasant stopover to Pointe Noire or visits to the Congolese rain forests.
Basoko
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Bandalungwa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kinshasa, Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.33275° or 4° 19′ 58″ southLongitude
15.27242° or 15° 16′ 21″ eastElevation
279 metres (915 feet)Open location code
6F7QM78C+VXGeoNames ID
10048911
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