Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa

Kasa-Vubu is a municipality (commune) in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2]

Kasa-Vubu
Commune
Commune de Kasa-Vubu
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Coordinates: 04°20′33″S 015°18′19″E[1]
Country	DR Congo
City-Province	Kinshasa
Area
• Total	5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2004 est.)
• Total	157,320
• Density	31,000/km2 (81,000/sq mi)

Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's name derives from the first president of the Congo after independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, who was elected mayor of the commune in 1957.

Demographics

Historical population of Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa

Year	1967	1970	1984	2003	2004
Population	56,540	67,525	74,888	152,141	157,320