Gombe, Kinshasa

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Gombe (formerly known as Kalina), also known as La Gombe, or Downtown Kinshasa, is one of the 24 communes of Kinshasa, in the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Covering approximately 29.33 square kilometers (11.32 square miles), it is the city's eighth-largest commune and had a population of approximately 89,080 in 2015. It is bounded by the Congo River to the north and east, separating it from Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo, while the communes of Barumbu, Kinshasa, Lingwala, and Bandalungwa lie to the south, and Ngaliema and Kintambo to the west. Serving as both a residential area and a central business district, Gombe hosts key government institutions, including the Palais de la Nation, the Central Bank of the Congo, government ministries, media organizations, and diplomatic missions. It is also a major financial and commercial center and hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

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