- La Gombe (Kinshasa)
La Gombe or Gombe (formerly "Kalina", after the lieutenant,
E. Kallina ) is a district in the north of Kinshasa Province,Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is bounded on the north by theCongo River and in the south by theBoulevard du 30 Juin .La Gombe is both a residential area and Kinshasa's business district. It also houses some of the DRC's principal governing bodies, including the
Palais de la Nation and theBanque Centrale du Congo on theBoulevard Colonel Tshatshi . Various ministries, diplomatic and media organizations are also situated there.The offices of Kinshasa's governor are located in La Gombe, making it the capital of Kinshasa Province.
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Communes of Kinshasa
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