Lingwala

Lingwala is a municipality in the Lukunga district of , the capital city of the . It is situated in northern Kinshasa, south of and Boulevard du 30 Juin.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: commune in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Also known as: Lingwala Territory

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade des Martyrs and Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral.

Stadium
Photo: Vberger, Public domain.
The Pentecost Martyrs Stadium, commonly referred to as the and formerly known as Stade Kamanyola, is a national multi-purpose stadium of the , located in Lingwala, Kinshasa.

Cathedral
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, or simply Kinshasa Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located on Liberation Avenue in the city of , the capital and largest city of the African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

University
The is a in , . The school is devoted to teaching the arts, and was founded in 1943 as the École Saint-Luc à Gombe Matadi by Belgian catholic missionary Marc Wallenda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinshasa and Brazzaville.

is the capital of the . It faces , the capital of the neighbouring , which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River.

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.

Lingwala

Latitude
-4.32878° or 4° 19′ 44″ south
Longitude
15.30042° or 15° 18′ 2″ east
Elevation
297 metres (974 feet)
Open location code
6F7QM8C2+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 27043358
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
10048912
Wiki­data ID
Q3241566
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Lingwala” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Lingwala
  • Cebuano: Lingwala
  • Chinese: 林格瓦拉
  • Chinese: 灵瓦拉
  • Chinese: 玲瓦拉
  • Dutch: Lingwala
  • French: Linguala
  • French: Lingwala
  • French: Saint-Jean (Kinshasa)
  • Galician: Lingwala
  • Japanese: リンガラ
  • Lingala: Lingwala
  • Portuguese: Lingwala
  • Swahili: Lingwala
  • Swedish: Lingwala

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