The city-province (ville-province in French) of Kinshasa is divided into 24 communes.
The 24 communes of Kinshasa
Ranked by population (2015 est.) +Rank Commune District Inhabitants Density1KimbansekeTshangu 2,631,2052NgaliemaLukunga 2,025,9423MasinaTshangu 1,571,1244LimeteMont Amba 1,330,8745Ndjili (N'Djili)Tshangu 1,157,6196KisensoMont Amba 1,157,6197LembaMont Amba 1,120,9928SelembaoFuna 1,038,8199KalamuFuna 974,66910BandalungwaFuna 934,82111BumbuFuna 905,94312MateteMont Amba 854,90813Mont-NgafulaLukunga 718,19714MakalaFuna 698,49515NgabaMont Amba 539,13516MalukuTshangu 494,33217Ngiri-NgiriFuna 481,11018KinshasaLukunga 453,63219Kasa-VubuFuna 437,82420BarumbuLukunga 413,62821Nsele (N'Sele)Tshangu 387,79022KintamboLukunga 340,26023LingwalaLukunga 277,83124GombeLukunga 89,080 City-Provinceof Kinshasa 12,000,066 Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS).
Kimbaseke was the most populous commune, with approximately 2.63 million inhabitants, while Gombe was the least populous, with about 89,080 inhabitants.
Ranked by land area (2015 est.) RankCommuneArea (km2)1Maluku7,948.02Nsele (N'Sele)898.83Mont-Ngafula358.94Kimbanseke237.85Ngaliema224.36Masina69.77Limete67.68Gombe29.39Lemba23.710Selembao23.211Kisenso16.612Ndjili (N'Djili)11.413Bandalungwa6.814Kalamu6.615Makala5.616Bumbu5.317Kasa-Vubu5.018Matete4.919Barumbu4.720Ngaba4.021Ngiri-Ngiri3.422Kinshasa2.923Lingwala2.924Kintambo2.7Total9,965.0 Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INS).
Maluku was by far the largest commune, covering approximately 7,948 square kilometers, followed by Nsele at 898.8 square kilometers and Mont-Ngafula at 358.9 square kilometers. Kintambo was the smallest commune by land area, covering only 2.7 square kilometers.
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20091217065225/http://www.congonline.com/geo/kinshasa.htm