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 (municipalities).

The 24 municipalities of Kinshasa

Commune	District	Land area	Inhabitants (2004)	Density
Bandalungwa	Funa	&100000000000000068200006.82 km2 (2.63 sq mi)	202,341	&1000000000002966900000029,669 /km2 (76,840 /sq mi)
Barumbu	Lukunga	&100000000000000047199994.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi)	150,319	&1000000000003184700000031,847 /km2 (82,480 /sq mi)
Bumbu	Funa	&100000000000000052999995.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)	329,234	&1000000000006212000000062,120 /km2 (160,900 /sq mi)
Gombe	Lukunga	&1000000000000002932999929.33 km2 (11.32 sq mi)	32,373	&100000000000011040000001,104 /km2 (2,860 /sq mi)
Kalamu	Funa	&100000000000000066399996.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)	315,342	&1000000000004749100000047,491 /km2 (123,000 /sq mi)
Kasa-Vubu	Funa	&100000000000000050499995.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)	157,320	&1000000000003115200000031,152 /km2 (80,680 /sq mi)
Kimbanseke	Tshangu	&10000000000000237780000237.78 km2 (91.81 sq mi)	946,372	&100000000000039800000003,980 /km2 (10,300 /sq mi)
Kinshasa	Lukunga	&100000000000000028700002.87 km2 (1.11 sq mi)	164,857	&1000000000005744100000057,441 /km2 (148,770 /sq mi)
Kintambo	Lukunga	&100000000000000027200002.72 km2 (1.05 sq mi)	106,772	&1000000000003925400000039,254 /km2 (101,670 /sq mi)
Kisenso	Mont Amba	&1000000000000001660000016.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)	386,151	&1000000000002326200000023,262 /km2 (60,250 /sq mi)
Lemba	Mont Amba	&1000000000000002369999923.70 km2 (9.15 sq mi)	349,838	&1000000000001476100000014,761 /km2 (38,230 /sq mi)
Limete	Mont Amba	&1000000000000006759999967.6 km2 (26.1 sq mi)	375,726	&100000000000055580000005,558 /km2 (14,400 /sq mi)
Lingwala	Lukunga	&100000000000000028799992.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi)	94,635	&1000000000003285900000032,859 /km2 (85,100 /sq mi)
Makala	Funa	&100000000000000055999995.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)	253,844	&1000000000004532900000045,329 /km2 (117,400 /sq mi)
Maluku	Tshangu	&100000000000079488000007,948.8 km2 (3,069.0 sq mi)	179,648	&1000000000000002300000023 /km2 (60 /sq mi)
Masina	Tshangu	&1000000000000006993000069.93 km2 (27.00 sq mi)	485,167	&100000000000069380000006,938 /km2 (17,970 /sq mi)
Matete	Mont Amba	&100000000000000048799994.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi)	268,781	&1000000000005507800000055,078 /km2 (142,650 /sq mi)
Mont Ngafula	Lukunga	&10000000000000358920000358.92 km2 (138.58 sq mi)	261,004	&10000000000000727000000727 /km2 (1,880 /sq mi)
Ndjili (N'Djili)	Tshangu	&1000000000000001140000011.4 km2 (4.4 sq mi)	442,138	&1000000000003878400000038,784 /km2 (100,450 /sq mi)
Ngaba	Mont Amba	&100000000000000040000004.0 km2 (1.54 sq mi)	180,650	&1000000000004516300000045,163 /km2 (116,970 /sq mi)
Ngaliema	Lukunga	&10000000000000224300000224.3 km2 (86.60 sq mi)	683,135	&100000000000030460000003,046 /km2 (7,890 /sq mi)
Ngiri-Ngiri	Funa	&100000000000000033999993.4 km2 (1.31 sq mi)	174,843	&1000000000005142400000051,424 /km2 (133,190 /sq mi)
Nsele (N'Sele)	Tshangu	&10000000000000898789999898.79 km2 (347.02 sq mi)	140,929	&10000000000000157000000157 /km2 (410 /sq mi)
Selembao	Funa	&1000000000000002317999923.18 km2 (8.95 sq mi)	335,581	&1000000000001447700000014,477 /km2 (37,500 /sq mi)
City-Province of Kinshasa		&100000000000099652099999,965.21 km2 (3,847.59 sq mi)	7,017,000	&10000000000000704000000704 /km2 (1,820 /sq mi)

Source : Institut National de la Statistique (INS)

External links

• http://www.congonline.com/geo/kinshasa.htm