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Makala | |
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| Commune de Makala | |
   Makala on map of Kinshasa city-province | |
_-_Kinshasa.svg) Kinshasa city-province on map of DR Congo | |
| Coordinates: 4°22′37″S 15°18′37″E / 4.37694°S 15.31028°E[1] | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| City-Province | Kinshasa |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.60 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 est.) | |
• Total | 698,495 |
| • Density | 120,000/km2 (320,000/sq mi) |
Makala is a commune located in the Funa District of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Covering an area of 5.60 square kilometers,[3] Makala is situated in Kinshasa's southern hilly region and has an estimated population of 698,495 as of 2015.[4]
The commune is notable for housing the Makala Central Prison, strategically sited at the confluence of the Makala and Selembao communes.[5][6] It is also the site of the Chemin Neuf Community's mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where significant humanitarian initiatives, including the operation of primary and secondary schools and support for street children, are undertaken.[7] Close to the Ngaba Roundabout market, a major trading post for Kongo Central's agricultural products, Makala benefits from its location along National Road No. 1, attracting residents from surrounding areas like Ngaba and Lemba.[3][8]
- ^ "Makala, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Géographie de Kinshasa (Geography of Kinshasa)" (in French). Ville de Kinshasa (City of Kinshasa). Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ a b Assani, Laurent Gauthier Madua (2009). "Contribution à l'analyse de la rentabilité dans le commerce des agrumes dans la ville de Kinshasa: cas des oranges" [Contribution to the analysis of profitability in the citrus fruit trade in the city of Kinshasa: the case of oranges] (in French). Lemba, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: University of Kinshasa. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Kinyamba, S. Shomba; Nsenda, F. Mukoka; Nonga, D. Olela; Kaminar, T.M.; Mbalanda, W. (2015). "Monographie de la ville de Kinshasa" (PDF) (in French). Ottawa, Canada: IDRC.CRDI. p. 40. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Daudi, Chase Mutayubara (26 October 2022). "Les coulisses de la prison de Makala à Kinshasa" [Behind the scenes at Makala prison in Kinshasa] (in French). Groupe de recherche et d'information sur la paix et la sécurité. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "RDC: des vidéos alarment à nouveau sur les conditions "inhumaines" des détenus à la prison de Makala" [DRC: Videos raise alarm again over "inhumane" conditions of detainees at Makala prison]. Radio France Internationale (in French). Paris, France. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Kinshasa: des kits de réinsertion remis à 25 anciens enfants de la rue" [Kinshasa: Reintegration kits given to 25 former street children]. Radio Okapi (in French). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Voirie: délabrement préoccupant de la route By pass au Rond-point Ngaba à Kinshasa (Enquête réalisée par Muzama et Nshole)" [Roads: worrying dilapidation of the Bypass road at the Ngaba roundabout in Kinshasa (Survey carried out by Muzama and Nshole)]. ACP (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2024.