Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Belgian Congo became an independent country in 1960, named Republic of the Congo. By 1963, the country was organised into 21 provinces (informally called "provincettes") plus the capital city of Léopoldville, similar to the original 22 districts under colonial rule. In 1966, the 21 "provincettes" were grouped into eight provinces, and the capital city was renamed Kinshasa.
Tshangu District
Tshangu is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
It includes the communes (municipalities) of Kimbanseke, Maluku, Masina, Ndjili and Nsele.
The district is south of the Congo River, east of the Ndjili River, a tributary of the Congo that separates it from Mont Amba District and west of the N'djili airport, the main international airport serving the city.