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🌆 Largest Cities in DR Congo

Cities of DR Congo with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇨🇩 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 33,963,097 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
KinshasaKinshasa
16,000,000
2
LubumbashiHaut-Katanga
2,221,925
3
Mbuji-MayiEast Kasai
2,101,332
4
KisanganiTshopo
1,602,144
5
KanangaKasai-Central
1,271,704
6
BukavuSouth Kivu
816,811
7
KolweziLualaba
790,248
8
LikasiHaut-Katanga
635,768
9
TshikapaKasai
634,529
10
KikwitKwilu
509,367
11
MasinaKinshasa
485,167
12
MbandakaÉquateur
455,011
13
MatadiBas-Congo
425,662
14
UviraSouth Kivu
407,092
15
BuniaIturi
399,282
16
BomaBas-Congo
297,009
17
MweneLualaba
295,683
18
ButemboNorth Kivu
286,242
19
IsiroHaut-Uele
255,409
20
KinduManiema
234,651
21
KabindaLomami
219,396
22
GandajikaLomami
208,051
23
Bandundu ProvinceKwilu
202,904
24
KaminaHaut-Lomami
200,184
25
GemenaSud-Ubangi
197,159
26
Mwene-DituLomami
189,177
27
KipushiHaut-Katanga
169,635
28
KalemieTanganyika
160,961
29
BumbaMongala
154,586
30
Mbanza-NgunguBas-Congo
142,773
31
BeniNorth Kivu
140,731
32
MoandaBas-Congo
128,804
33
LisalaMongala
117,464
34
IleboKasai
117,245
35
TshilengeLualaba
116,073
36
InkisiBas-Congo
115,317
37
BukamaHaut-Lomami
105,530
38
BakwaHaut-Uele
100,575
39
KamboveHaut-Katanga
99,884
40
BingaMongala
96,790
41
LodjaSankuru
91,409
42
KatwaNorth Kivu
89,352
43
MulongoHaut-Lomami
89,340
44
IdiofaKwilu
87,882
45
KongoloTanganyika
86,932
46
RutshuruNorth Kivu
82,680
47
ManonoTanganyika
82,465
48
BabambaTshopo
81,740
49
KasongoManiema
81,629
50
BulunguKwilu
81,393

Highlights

Within DR Congo, Kinshasa ranks first in 2026 with 16,000,000, followed by Lubumbashi (2,221,925) and Mbuji-Mayi (2,101,332).

Kinshasa is 7.2 times higher than Lubumbashi, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 16,000,000 (Kinshasa) to 81,393 (Bulungu), with a median of 193,168.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.