Communes of Kinshasa

The 24 communes of Kinshasa

Brazzaville Congo River Pool Malebo Ngaliema Bay Gombe Barumbu Kin. Ling. K.-V. Ng.-Ng. Kal. Banda- lungwa Kintambo Ngaliema Selembao Bumbu Makala Ngaba Lemba Limete Matete Kisenso Masina Ndjili Kimbanseke Nsele Mont Ngafula Nsele Maluku

Abbreviations : Kal. (Kalamu), Kin. (Kinshasa), K.-V. (Kasa-Vubu), Ling. (Lingwala), Ng.-Ng. (Ngiri-Ngiri)

The city-province (ville-province in French) of Kinshasa is divided into 24 communes.

The 24 communes of Kinshasa

Commune	District	Land area	Inhabitants (2004)	Density
Bandalungwa	Funa	6.82 km^2 (2.63 sq mi)	202,341	29,669/km^2 (76,840/sq mi)
Barumbu	Lukunga	4.72 km^2 (1.82 sq mi)	150,319	31,847/km^2 (82,480/sq mi)
Bumbu	Funa	5.3 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)	329,234	62,120/km^2 (160,900/sq mi)
Gombe	Lukunga	29.33 km^2 (11.32 sq mi)	32,373	1,104/km^2 (2,860/sq mi)
Kalamu	Funa	6.64 km^2 (2.56 sq mi)	315,342	47,491/km^2 (123,000/sq mi)
Kasa-Vubu	Funa	5.05 km^2 (1.95 sq mi)	157,320	31,152/km^2 (80,680/sq mi)
Kimbanseke	Tshangu	237.78 km^2 (91.81 sq mi)	946,372	3,980/km^2 (10,300/sq mi)
Kinshasa	Lukunga	2.87 km^2 (1.11 sq mi)	164,857	57,441/km^2 (148,770/sq mi)
Kintambo	Lukunga	2.72 km^2 (1.05 sq mi)	106,772	39,254/km^2 (101,670/sq mi)
Kisenso	Mont Amba	16.6 km^2 (6.4 sq mi)	386,151	23,262/km^2 (60,250/sq mi)
Lemba	Mont Amba	23.70 km^2 (9.15 sq mi)	349,838	14,761/km^2 (38,230/sq mi)
Limete	Mont Amba	67.6 km^2 (26.1 sq mi)	375,726	5,558/km^2 (14,400/sq mi)
Lingwala	Lukunga	2.88 km^2 (1.11 sq mi)	94,635	32,859/km^2 (85,100/sq mi)
Makala	Funa	5.6 km^2 (2.2 sq mi)	253,844	45,329/km^2 (117,400/sq mi)
Maluku	Tshangu	7,948.8 km^2 (3,069.0 sq mi)	179,648	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Masina	Tshangu	69.93 km^2 (27.00 sq mi)	485,167	6,938/km^2 (17,970/sq mi)
Matete	Mont Amba	4.88 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)	268,781	55,078/km^2 (142,650/sq mi)
Mont Ngafula	Lukunga	358.92 km^2 (138.58 sq mi)	261,004	727/km^2 (1,880/sq mi)
Ndjili (N'Djili)	Tshangu	11.4 km^2 (4.4 sq mi)	442,138	38,784/km^2 (100,450/sq mi)
Ngaba	Mont Amba	4.0 km^2 (1.54 sq mi)	180,650	45,163/km^2 (116,970/sq mi)
Ngaliema	Lukunga	224.3 km^2 (86.60 sq mi)	683,135	3,046/km^2 (7,890/sq mi)
Ngiri-Ngiri	Funa	3.4 km^2 (1.31 sq mi)	174,843	51,424/km^2 (133,190/sq mi)
Nsele (N'Sele)	Tshangu	898.79 km^2 (347.02 sq mi)	140,929	157/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Selembao	Funa	23.18 km^2 (8.95 sq mi)	335,581	14,477/km^2 (37,500/sq mi)
City-Province of Kinshasa		9,965.21 km^2 (3,847.59 sq mi)	7,196,648	722.18/km^2 (1,870.4/sq mi)

Source : Institut National de la Statistique (INS)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20091217065225/http://www.congonline.com/geo/kinshasa.htm