La cité du Fleuve
La Cité du Fleuve | |
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Interactive map of La Cité du Fleuve | |
| Coordinates: 4°19′36″S 15°21′10″E / 4.32667°S 15.35278°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| City-province | Kinshasa |
| Area | |
• City | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,577 km2 (1,381 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
La Cité du Fleuve is a residential development on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, being constructed on land reclaimed from the Congo River.[1] La Cité du Fleuve was announced in early 2008. In June 2009 the land reclamation and construction work began.
The development is situated on reclaimed land space in the sandbanks and marshes of the Congo river, directly adjacent to Kinshasa. Upon completion, the new island was anticipated to house 250,000 residents.
In November 2015 this project was only 20% completed, and the investment exceeded US$100 million.[2] In 2021, 500 appartments had been completed.[3] In 2024, the development was affected by inundations.[4]
References
- ^ "Une première à Kinshasa, voici la cité du fleuve". Business et Finances (in French). 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Le projet 'Cité du Fleuve' connaît une forte adhésion des Congolais". 7sur7.cd (in French). 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Congo Hold-up: la Cité du fleuve, l'autre histoire de la «cité merveilleuse» au cœur de Kinshasa". RFI (in French). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
- ^ "Kinshasa : La Cité du fleuve sous les eaux du fleuve depuis plus de deux semaines". Scoop RDC (in French). 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2025-11-27.