Largest Cities in DR Congo

39 cities with population over 100,000

DR Congo has 39 cities with a population over 100,000. The largest city is Kinshasa with 16,000,000 people. The capital city is Kinshasa.

Country Population

112.8M

Major Cities

Largest City

Kinshasa

Capital

Kinshasa

Top 10 Cities

Kinshasa

16.0M

Lubumbashi

2.2M

Mbuji-Mayi

2.1M

Kananga

1.2M

Kisangani

1.2M

Bukavu

816,811

Kolwezi

790,248

Likasi

635,768

Tshikapa

634,529

Kikwit

509,367

Cities in DR Congo ranked by population
#	City	Population	% of Country
1	KinshasaCapital	16,000,000	14.18%
2	Lubumbashi	2,221,925	1.97%
3	Mbuji-Mayi	2,101,332	1.86%
4	Kananga	1,247,168	1.11%
5	Kisangani	1,181,788	1.05%
6	Bukavu	816,811	0.72%
7	Kolwezi	790,248	0.70%
8	Likasi	635,768	0.56%
9	Tshikapa	634,529	0.56%
10	Kikwit	509,367	0.45%
11	Masina	485,167	0.43%
12	Mbandaka	455,011	0.40%
13	Goma	432,587	0.38%
14	Matadi	425,662	0.38%
15	Uvira	407,092	0.36%
16	Bunia	399,282	0.35%
17	Boma	297,009	0.26%
18	Mwene	295,683	0.26%
19	Butembo	286,242	0.25%
20	Isiro	255,409	0.23%
21	Kindu	234,651	0.21%
22	Kabinda	219,396	0.19%
23	Gandajika	208,051	0.18%
24	Bandundu Province	202,904	0.18%
25	Kamina	200,184	0.18%
26	Gemena	197,159	0.17%
27	Mwene-Ditu	189,177	0.17%
28	Kipushi	169,635	0.15%
29	Kalemie	160,961	0.14%
30	Bumba	154,586	0.14%
31	Mbanza-Ngungu	142,773	0.13%
32	Beni	140,731	0.12%
33	Moanda	128,804	0.11%
34	Lisala	117,464	0.10%
35	Ilebo	117,245	0.10%
36	Tshilenge	116,073	0.10%
37	Inkisi	115,317	0.10%
38	Bukama	105,530	0.09%
39	Bakwa	100,575	0.09%