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Selembao
Commune in Kinshasa, DR Congo

Selembao

Selembao is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Covering over 23.2 square kilometers and with an estimated population of 1,038,819 as of 2015, it is bordered to the north by the communes of Bandalungwa and Bumbu, to the northeast by Bumbu, to the south by Mont Ngafula, to the east by Makala, and to the west by Ngaliema.

How locals move

Getting around Selembao the local way

  • Get inYou might be successful with a 4x4 in the upper northern region (Bangassou - Nia Nia - Isiro) and maybe the axis Kinshasa - Lumumbashi.
  • Get inThere are speed boats that go quickly for a limited number of people, or you can take the barge with local merchants if you have time.
  • Get inAsk to go to , which is the ferry terminal.

From Wikivoyage: Kinshasa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.

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