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Kinshasa ( / k ɪ n ˈ ʃ ɑː s ə / ; formerly Leopoldville ( French : Léopoldville or Dutch Leopoldstad )) is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It is located on the Congo River .
Once a site of fishing villages, Kinshasa is now an urban area with a 2014 population of over 11 million. It faces the capital of the neighbouring Republic of Congo , Brazzaville , which can be seen in the distance across the wide Congo River . The city of Kinshasa is also one of the DRC's 11 provinces . Because the administrative boundaries of the city-province cover a vast area, over 90% of the city-province's land is rural in nature, and the urban area only occupies a small section in the far western end
Kinshasa is the third largest urban area in Africa after Cairo and Lagos . It is also the second largest "francophone" urban area in the world after Paris , French being the language of government, schools, newspapers, public services and high-end commerce in the city, while Lingala is used as a lingua franca in the street. If current demographic trends continue, Kinshasa should surpass Paris in population around 2020. Kinshasa hosted the 14th Francophonie Summit in October 2012.