Districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...

of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

are divided into 26 district

District

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s. These in turn are divided into territories or communes.

Planned reorganization

The 2006 constitution planned to convert many of the districts into provinces under a decentralization program. However, progress was slow.
In October 2007 the Minister for Decentralization, Denis Kalume Numbi

Denis Kalume Numbi

Denis Kalume Numbi is a general and a politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . He was part of the Antoine Gizenga government as Minister of State for the Interior, Decentralization and Security....

, presented a bill for Decentralization in the National Assembly. The subsequent debate turned up a variety of issues that first had to be addressed with changes to related laws.
In an October 2010 conclave of the ruling AMP coalition, it was proposed to revise Article 226, which calls for the creation of 26 provinces out of the current 11, in order to allow more time for the transition.
In September 2011 the position of "Minister of Decentralization" was abolished.

Districts and territories

The provinces of Maniema, Nord-Kivu and Sub-Kivu are not divided into districts. These three provinces and all districts are divided into territories. Most provinces also include cities, divided into communes, independent of the districts.
Districts and cities, other than the capital city of Kinshasha, and their territories or communes are:

District or City	Type	Province Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo There are currently ten provinces and one city-province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:* An Ituri Interim Administration also exists in the Ituri region of Orientale province- Proposed provinces :...	Proposed Province Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Proposed provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were specified in Article 2 of the 2005 Congolese Constitution, which came into effect on 18 February 2006....	Territories and communes Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The provinces and districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories and communes...
		Maniema Maniema Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Maniema Maniema Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Kabambare, Kailo, Kasongo, Kibombo, Lubutu, Pangi, Punia
		Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its capital is Goma....	Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its capital is Goma....	Beni, Lubero, Masisi, Nyiragongo, Rutshuru, Walikale
		Sud-Kivu Sud-Kivu Sud-Kivu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Sud-Kivu Sud-Kivu Sud-Kivu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Fizi, Idjwi, Kabare, Kalehe, Mwenga, Shabunda, Uvira, Walungu
Bandundu Bandundu Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is a city in Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Bandundu is the capital of Bandundu Province. It is located on the north bank of the Kwango River, just below the juncture of the Kwango and the Kwilu, 8 km upstream from...	City	Bandundu Bandundu Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is a city in Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Bandundu is the capital of Bandundu Province. It is located on the north bank of the Kwango River, just below the juncture of the Kwango and the Kwilu, 8 km upstream from...	Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Disasi, Basoko, Mayoyo
Bas-Fleuve District Bas-Fleuve District Bas-Fleuve District is a district located in the Bas-Congo province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It includes the Tshela, Lukula and Seke-Banza territories....	District	Bas-Congo Bas-Congo Bas-Congo is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the only province with a coastline and it borders Bandundu province to the east and Kinshasa to the northeast...	Kongo Central Kongo Central Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Lukula, Seke-Banza, Tshela
Bas-Uele District Bas-Uele District Bas-Uele District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It includes the Aleti, Ango, Bambesa, Bondo, Buta and Poko territories. The principal town is Buta....	District	Orientale	Bas-Uele Province Bas-Uele Province Bas-Uele is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution . It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months...	Aketi, Ango, Bambesa, Bondo, Buta, Poko
Beni	City	Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its capital is Goma....	Nord-Kivu Province	Beni, Bungulu, Ruwenzori, Muhekera
Boma	City	Bas-Congo Bas-Congo Bas-Congo is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the only province with a coastline and it borders Bandundu province to the east and Kinshasa to the northeast...	Kongo Central Kongo Central Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Kabondo, Kalamu, Nzadi, Moanda Territory
Bukavu Bukavu Bukavu is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo , lying at the extreme south-eastern extent of Lake Kivu, west of Cyangugu in Rwanda, and separated from it by the outlet of the Ruzizi River. It is the capital of the Sud-Kivu province and as of 2009 it had an estimated population of...	City	Sud-Kivu Sud-Kivu Sud-Kivu is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Bukavu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Sud-Kivu Province	Bagira, Ibanda, Kadutu, Kasha
Cataractes District Cataractes District Cataractes District is a district located in the Bas-Congo province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Bas-Congo Bas-Congo Bas-Congo is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the only province with a coastline and it borders Bandundu province to the east and Kinshasa to the northeast...	Kongo Central Kongo Central Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Luozi, Mbanza-Ngungu, Songololo
Équateur District Équateur District Équateur District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Équateur Province Équateur Province Équateur is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Basankusu, Bikoro, Bolomba, Bomongo, Ingende, Lukolela, Makanza
Gbadolite Gbadolite Gbadolite or Gbado-Lite is the capital of the Nord-Ubangi District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is located south of the Ubangi River at the border to the Central African Republic and northeast of the national capital Kinshasa...	City	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Nord-Ubangi Province Nord-Ubangi Province Nord-Ubangi is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Gbadolite, Molegbe, Nganza
Goma Goma Goma is a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, next to the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. The lake and the two cities are in the western branch of the Great Rift Valley, and Goma lies only 13 to 18 km due south of the crater of the active...	City	Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu Nord-Kivu is a province bordering Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its capital is Goma....	Nord-Kivu Province	Goma, Karisimbi
Haut-Katanga District Haut-Katanga District Haut-Katanga District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Katanga	Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Kambove, Kasenga, Kipushi, Mitwaba, Pweto, Sakania
Haut-Lomami District Haut-Lomami District Haut-Lomami District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Katanga	Haut-Lomami Province Haut-Lomami Province Haut-Lomani is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Bukama, Kabongo, Kamina, Kanyama, Malemba-Nkulu
Haut-Uele District Haut-Uele District Haut-Uele District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Orientale	Haut-Uele Province Haut-Uele Province Haut-Uele is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution . It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Dungu, Faradje, Niangara, Rungu, Wamba, Watsa
Ituri District	District	Orientale	Ituri Province	Aru, Djugu, Irumu, Mahagi, Mambasa
Kabinda District Kabinda District Kabinda District is a district located in the Kasai-Oriental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasai-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing...	Lomami Province Lomami Province Lomami is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Gandajika, Kabinda, Kamiji, Lubao, Luilu
Kananga Kananga Kananga, formerly known as Luluabourg or Luluaburg, is the capital of Lulua District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 1,130,100 ....	City	Kasaï-Occidental Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Occidental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Bandundu to the west, Équateur to the north, Kasai-Oriental to the east, and Katanga to the southeast. To the south it borders the country of Angola...	Lulua Province Lulua Province Lulua is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Kananga, Katoka, Lukonga, Ndesha, Nganza
Kasaï District Kasaï District Kasai District is a district located in the Kasai-Occidental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Occidental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Bandundu to the west, Équateur to the north, Kasai-Oriental to the east, and Katanga to the southeast. To the south it borders the country of Angola...	Kasaï Province Kasai Province Kasai is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Dekese, Ilebo, Kamonia, Luebo, Mweka, Tshikapa
Kikwit Kikwit Kikwit is the largest city of Kwilu District, lying on the Kwilu River in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kikwit is also known in the region under the nickname "The Mother". The population is approximately 294,210...	City	Bandundu Bandundu Bandundu, formerly known as Banningville or Banningstad, is a city in Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Bandundu is the capital of Bandundu Province. It is located on the north bank of the Kwango River, just below the juncture of the Kwango and the Kwilu, 8 km upstream from...	Kwilu Province Kwilu Province Kwilu is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. These 25 provinces were to have been created from the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Kazamba, Lukemi, Lukolela, Nzida
Kindu Kindu Kindu is a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Congo River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu....	City	Maniema Maniema Maniema is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its capital is Kindu.Following the 2005 Constitution , 25 new provinces were to be created from the 10 current provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Maniema Province	Alungili, Kasuku, Mikelenge
Kisangani Kisangani Kisangani is the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the 3rd largest urbanized city in the country and the largest of the cities that lie in the tropical woodlands of the Congo....	City	Orientale	Tshopo Province Tshopo Province Tshopo is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution . It was to be created from the country's existing 10 provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Kabondo, Kisangani, Lubunga, Makiso, Mangobo, Tshopo
Kolwezi Kolwezi Kolwezi is a city in Katanga Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It is home to an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. The population is approximately 418,000....	City	Katanga	Lualaba Province Lualaba Province Lualaba is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Dilala, Manika
Kolwezi District Kolwezi District Kolwezi District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Katanga	Lualaba Province Lualaba Province Lualaba is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Lubudi, Mutshatsha, Dilala, Manika
Kwango District Kwango District Kwango District is a district located in the Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .It contains the Kasongo-Lunda, Kahemba, Feshi, Popokabaka and Kenge territories.The main town is Kenge...	District	Bandundu	Kwango Province Kwango Province Kwango is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Feshi, Kahemba, Kasongo-Lunda, Kenge, Popokabaka
Kwilu District Kwilu District Kwilu District is a district located in the Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Bandundu	Kwilu Province Kwilu Province Kwilu is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. These 25 provinces were to have been created from the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Bagata, Bulungu, Gungu, Idiofa, Masi-Manimba
Likasi Likasi Likasi, formerly known as Jadotville or Jadotstad, is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.-Demographics:Likasi has a population of around 367,000...	City	Katanga	Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Panda, Kikula, Likasi, Tshituru
Lualaba District Lualaba District Lualaba District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Katanga	Lualaba Province Lualaba Province Lualaba is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Dilolo, Kapanga, Sandoa
Lubumbashi Lubumbashi Lubumbashi is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, second only to the nation's capital Kinshasa, and the hub of the southeastern part of the country. The copper-mining city serves as the capital of the relatively prosperous Katanga Province, lying near the Zambian border...	City	Katanga	Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts....	Annexe, Kamalondo, Kampemba, Katuba, Kenya, Lubumbashi, Rwashi
Lukaya District Lukaya District Lukaya District is a district located in the Bas-Congo province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Bas-Congo Bas-Congo Bas-Congo is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the only province with a coastline and it borders Bandundu province to the east and Kinshasa to the northeast...	Kongo Central Kongo Central Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Kasangulu, Kimvula, Madimba
Lulua District Lulua District Lulua District is a district located in the Kasai-Occidental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Occidental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Bandundu to the west, Équateur to the north, Kasai-Oriental to the east, and Katanga to the southeast. To the south it borders the country of Angola...	Lulua Province Lulua Province Lulua is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Demba, Dibaya, Dimbelenge, Kazumba, Luiza
Mai-Ndombe District Mai-Ndombe District Mai-Ndombe District is a district located in the Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Bandundu	Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Inongo, Kiri, Kutu, Oshwe
Matadi Matadi Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Bas-Congo province. It has a population of 245,862 . Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River from the mouth and below the last navigable point before rapids make the river impassable for a...	City	Bas-Congo Bas-Congo Bas-Congo is one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the only province with a coastline and it borders Bandundu province to the east and Kinshasa to the northeast...	Kongo Central Kongo Central Kongo Central is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Matadi, Nzanza, Mvuzi
Mbandaka Mbandaka Mbandaka, formerly known as Coquilhatville or Coquilhatstad , is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki Rivers. The capital of the Equateur District, it is home to an airport and is linked by ferry to Kinshasa and Boende...	City	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Équateur Province Équateur Province Équateur is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Mbandaka, Wangata
Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi serves as the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the third largest city in the country, following the capital Kinshasa and second largest city Lubumbashi but ahead of Kisangani and Kananga. The city is the DRC's third-largest,...	City	Kasaï-Oriental Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasai-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing...	Kasai-Oriental Province Kasai-oriental Province Kasai-Oriental is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Bipemba, Dibindi, Diulu, Kanshi, Muya
Mongala District Mongala District Mongala District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Mongala Province Mongala Province Mongala is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Bumba, Bongandanga, Lisala
Mwene-Ditu	City	Kasaï-Oriental Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasai-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing...	Lomami Province Lomami Province Lomami is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Bondoyi, Musadi, Mwene-Ditu
Nord-Ubangi District Nord-Ubangi District Nord-Ubangi District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Nord-Ubangi Province Nord-Ubangi Province Nord-Ubangi is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Businga, Bosobolo, Mobayi-Mbongo, Yakoma
Plateaux District Plateaux District Plateaux District is a district located in the Bandundu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It includes the Yumbi, Bolobo and Mushie territories, and the towns of Bolobo and Mushie....	District	Bandundu	Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Bolobo, Kwamouth, Mushie, Yumbi
Sankuru District Sankuru District Sankuru District is a district located in the Kasai-Oriental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasai-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing...	Sankuru Province Sankuru Province Sankuru is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Katako-Kombe, Kole, Lodja, Lomela, Lubefu, Lusambo
Sud-Ubangi District Sud-Ubangi District Sud-Ubangi District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Sud-Ubangi District Sud-Ubangi District Sud-Ubangi District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	Budjala, Gemena, Kungu, Libenge
Tanganyika District Tanganyika District Tanganyika District is a district located in the Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Under the February 2006 constitution the district was to be upgraded to Tanganyika Province. As of 2011 this had not happened.-References:...	District	Katanga	Tanganyika Province Tanganyika Province Tanganyika is a new province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established when the country's new constitution is implemented by dividing Katanga Province into four parts. Tanganyika province will succeed Katanga's Tanganyika District...	Kabalo, Kalemie, Kongolo, Manono, Moba, Nyunzu
Tshikapa Tshikapa Tshikapa is a city in Kasaï District in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located about 40 miles north of the Angolan border and 120 miles west of province capital Kananga at the confluence of the Tshikapa and Kasai rivers. According to records published by the Utrecht University...	City	Kasaï-Occidental Kasai-Occidental Kasai-Occidental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Bandundu to the west, Équateur to the north, Kasai-Oriental to the east, and Katanga to the southeast. To the south it borders the country of Angola...	Kasaï Province Kasai Province Kasai is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Dibumba I, Dibumba II, Kanzala, Mabondo, Mbumba
Tshilenge District Tshilenge District Tshilenge District is a district located in the Kasai-Oriental province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental Kasai-Oriental is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It borders the provinces of Kasai-Occidental to the west, Équateur to the northwest, Orientale to the northeast, Maniema to the east, and Katanga to the south. Kasai-Oriental is one of the richest diamond producing...	Kasai-Oriental Province Kasai-oriental Province Kasai-Oriental is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Kabeya-Kamwanga, Katanda, Luhatahata, Miabi, Tshilenge
Tshopo District Tshopo District Tshopo District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Orientale	Tshopo Province Tshopo Province Tshopo is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution . It was to be created from the country's existing 10 provinces within 36 months . As of October 2010, this had not taken place...	Bafwasende, Banalia, Basoko, Isangi, Opala, Ubundu, Yahuma
Tshuapa District Tshuapa District Tshuapa District is a district located in the Équateur province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....	District	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Tshuapa Province Tshuapa Province Tshuapa is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226. As of October 2010, this had not taken place.The...	Befale, Boende, Bokungu, Djolu, Ikela, Monkoto
Zongo Zongo Zongo is a city in Sud-Ubangi Province in the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying on the south bank of the Ubangi River, across from Bangui in the Central African Republic...	City	Équateur Équateur Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...	Sud-Ubangi Province Sud-Ubangi Province Sud-Ubangi is one of 25 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo specified in the country's 2005 Constitution , under Article 2. It was to be created from country's the existing 10 provinces within 36 months , according to Article 226...	Nzulu, Wango

Kinshasa

The city of Kinshasa

Kinshasa

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....

is divided into four districts and 24 communes:

District	Communes
Funa District Funa District Funa is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo .It includes the communes of Bandalungwa, Bumbu, Kalamu, Kasa-Vubu, Makala, Ngiri-Ngiri and Selembao.-References:...	Bandalungwa Bandalungwa Bandalungwa is a municipality in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its northern portion is occupied by the military barracks of Kokolo, whose buildings prominently display traditional Flemish architecture. The barracks is separated from... , Bumbu Bumbu Bumbu is a municipality in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The town is in the hilled southern portion of Kinshasa and settlement there is relatively new. It lies in the vicinity of the Kasa-Vubu and Kalamu boulevards.-Demographics:... , Kalamu, Kasa-Vubu, Makala Makala Makala is a municipality in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.- Demographics :... , Ngiri-Ngiri Ngiri-Ngiri Ngiri-Ngiri is a municipality in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the south of Kinshasa. Ngiri-Ngiri is one of the new settlements, located at the foot of the Kalamu and Kasa-Vubu hills to the south of the province.-... , Selembao Selembao Selembao is a municipality in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the south of Kinshasa. Selembao is one of the new settlements, located near the Kalamu and Kasa-Vubu hills....
Lukunga District Lukunga District Lukunga is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo .It includes the communes of Barumbu, Gombe, Kinshasa, Kintambo, Lingwala, Mont Ngafula and Ngaliema....	Barumbu Barumbu Barumbu is a municipality in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the north of Kinshasa, south of Gombe and the Boulevard du 30 Juin... , Gombe, Kinshasa Kinshasa (commune) Kinshasa is a municipality in the Lukunga district of the city of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the north of the city, south of Gombe and the Boulevard du 30 Juin... , Kintambo Kintambo Kintambo is a municipality in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the northwest of the city of Kinshasa, at the junction of Boulevard du 30 Juin , Avenue Kasa-Vubu and Route de Matadi.-Demographics:... , Lingwala Lingwala Lingwala is a municipality in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in northern Kinshasa, south of Gombe and Boulevard du 30 Juin.-Demographics:... , Mont Ngafula Mont Ngafula Mont Ngafula is a municipality in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is in the hilly southern area of Kinshasa and is intersected by the Lukaya River valley in its southern portion.... , Ngaliema Ngaliema Ngaliema is a municipality in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.-Location:Ngaliema is situated in the west of Kinshasa...
Mont Amba District Mont Amba District Mont Amba is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo .It includes the communes of Kisenso, Lemba, Limete, Matete and Ngaba....	Kisenso Kisenso Kisenso is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... , Lemba Lemba, Kinshasa Lemba is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... , Limete Limete Limete is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... , Matete Matete Matete is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... , Ngaba Ngaba Ngaba is a municipality in the Mont Amba district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the south of Kinshasa. Settlement in this hilled area is relatively new....
Tshangu District Tshangu District Tshangu is one of the four districts that make up the capital city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo .It includes the communes of Kimbanseke, Maluku, Masina, Ndjili and Nsele....	Kimbanseke Kimbanseke Kimbanseke is a municipality in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is situated in the southeast of Kinshasa. Settlement in this hilled area is relatively new.- External links :*... , Maluku Maluku, Kinshasa Maluku is a municipality in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... , Masina, Ndjili, Nsele Nsele Nsele or N'Sele is a municipality in the Tshangu district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....

Planned reorganization

Districts and territories

Kinshasa

See also