François
François is an office in Gombe, Kinshasa rural, Kinshasa City which is located on Avenue Mwene-Ditu. François is situated nearby to the government office Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique - Secrétariat général, as well as near the library Centre régional de documentation sur les femmes, le genre et la construction de la paix.- Type: Business
- Also known as: “FITEC”
- Address: 15 Avenue Mwene-Ditu
Places of Interest Nearby
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 2 km north of François.
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 1¼ km east of François.
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral
Cathedral
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral, or simply Kinshasa Cathedral, is a religious building of the Catholic Church located on Liberation Avenue in the city of Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral is situated 1½ km southeast of François.
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.
François
- Category: office
- Location: Gombe, Kinshasa rural, Kinshasa City, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.31829° or 4° 19′ 6″ southLongitude
15.28127° or 15° 16′ 53″ eastOpen location code
6F7QM7JJ+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 10982242706OpenStreetMap feature
office=company
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