Communes of Kinshasa

List of municipalities of Kinshasa

The capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is equivalent to the provinces and is divided into 24 municipalities ( communes).

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Statistical data

Kinshasa ( Lingala: Kinsásá ) is indeed capital, but is administratively equivalent to the provinces and is administered by a governor. It is divided into municipalities ( communes), which are each headed by a president appointed by a decree from the mayor. The largest municipality by area is 7948.80 square kilometers with Maluku ( proportion of the total 79.8 percent). The smallest commune is Kintambo with 2.72 square kilometers (0.03 percent). The highest number of residents with Kimbanseke 946 372 ( share of total population 13.5 percent). The lowest population has the " government district " Gombe (also La Gombe ) with 32 373 inhabitants ( 0.5 percent). The municipality with the highest population density is Bumbu with 62 120 inhabitants per square kilometer. The lowest density has Maluku with 23 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The population figures in the following table are an estimate of the Statistical Office of the Democratic Republic of Congo ( Institut National de la Statistique ) from the year 2004.

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS )