Regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo is made up of 26 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Information on all primary administrative regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Primary administrative regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo

There are 26 regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Democratic Republic of the Congo
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Bas-Congo Province du Kongo Central1.3,802,736Matadi Matadi180,109
Bas-Uele Bas Uele2.1,093,845Buta Buta50,130
Equateur Province de l’Équateur3.7,500,000Mbandaka Mbandaka184,185
Haut-Katanga Province du Haut-Katanga4.3,960,945Lubumbashi Lubumbashi1,373,770
Haut-Lomami Haut-Lomani5.2,540,127Kamina Kamina73,557
Haut-Uele Haut Uele6.1,920,867Isiro Isiro127,076
Ituri Ituri7.4,241,236Bunia Bunia96,764
Kasai Kasai Province8.3,200,000Luebo Luebo35,183
Kasai-Central Kasaï-Central9.3,000,000Kananga Kananga463,546
Kasai-Oriental East Kasai10.6,500,000Mbuji-Mayi Mbuji-Mayi874,761
Kinshasa Kinshasa City11.164,857Kinshasa Kinshasa7,785,965
Kwango Kwango12.1,994,036--
Kwilu Kwilu13.5,174,718Bandundu Bandundu118,211
Lomami Lomami14.2,048,839--
Lualaba Lualaba15.1,677,288--
Mai-Ndombe Mai Ndombe16.1,768,327Inongo Inongo40,113
Maniema Province du Maniema17.1,718,257Kindu Kindu135,698
Mongala Mongala18.1,793,564--
Nord Kivu Province du Nord-Kivu19.4,908,824Goma Goma144,124
Nord-Ubangi Province du Nord-Ubangi20.1,482,076Gbadolite Gbadolite50,493
Sankuru Sankuru21.1,374,239Lusambo Lusambo41,416
South Kivu South Kivu Province22.3,909,135Bukavu Bukavu225,389
Sud-Ubangi Province du Sud-Ubangi23.2,744,345Gemena Gemena117,639
Tanganyika Tanganika24.3,035,852--
Tshopo Tshopo25.2,614,630Kisangani Kisangani539,158
Tshuapa Tshuapa26.1,316,855Boende Boende32,091