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The communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of both cities and territories. They are led by government appointed burgomasters (fr. bourgmestres) and are further divided into quarters (fr. quartiers) and embedded groupings (fr. groupements incorporé).

List of city and territory communes

City communes

The 34 cities of DR Congo are divided into 139 communes:[1][2]

Commune City Province
Babade Buta Bas-Uélé
Dobea
Finant
Tepatondele
Mbandaka Mbandaka Équateur
Wangata
Kikula Likasi Haut-Katanga
Likasi
Panda
Shituru
Annexe Lubumbashi
Kamalondo
Kampemba
Katuba
Kenya
Lubumbashi
Ruashi
Dimayi Kamina Haut-Lomami
Kamina
Sobongo
Kupa Isiro Haut-Uélé
Mambaya
Mendambo
Mbunya Bunia Ituri
Nyakasanza
Shari
Dibumba I Tshikapa Kasaï
Dibumba II
Kanzala
Mabondo
Mbumba
Kananga Kananga Kasaï-Central
Katoka
Lukonga
Ndesha
Nganza
Bipemba Mbuji-Mayi Kasaï-Oriental
Dibindi
Diulu
Kanshi
Muya
Bandalungwa Kinshasa
Barumbu
Bumbu
Gombe
Kalamu
Kasa-Vubu
Kimbanseke
Kinshasa
Kintambo
Kisenso
Lemba
Limete
Lingwala
Makala
Maluku
Masina
Matete
Mont Ngafula
Ndjili
Ngaba
Ngaliema
Ngiri-Ngiri
Nsele
Selembao
Kabondo Boma Kongo Central
Kalamu
Nzadi
Matadi Matadi
Mvuzi
Nzanza
Cinq Mai Kenge Kwango
Laurent Desire Kabila
Manonga
Masikita
Mavula
Basoko Bandundu Kwilu
Disasi
Mayoyo
Kazamba Kikwit
Lukemi
Lukolela
Nzinda
Kabondo Kabinda Lomami
Kabuelabuela
Kajiba
Mudingayi
Bondoyi Mwene-Ditu
Musadi
Mwene-Ditu
Dilala Kolwezi Lualaba
Manika
Bonse Inongo Mai-Ndombe
Mpolo
Mpongonzoli
Alunguli Kindu Maniema
Kasuku
Mikelenge
Bolikango Lisala Mongala
Mongala
Gbadolite Gbadolite Nord-Ubangi
Molegbe
Nganza
Beu Beni North Kivu
Bungulu
Mulekera
Ruwenzori
Bulengera Butembo
Kimemi
Mususa
Vulamba
Goma Goma
Karisimbi
Ewango Lumumbaville Sankuru
Wembo-Nyama
Kabondo Lusambo
Lupembe
Lusambo
Tusuanganyi
Bagira Bukavu South Kivu
Ibanda
Kadutu
Gbazubu Gemena Sud-Ubangi
Labo
Lac-Ntumba
Mont Gila
Nzulu Zongo
Wango
Kalemie Kalemie Tanganyika
Lac
Lukuga
Kabondo Kisangani Tshopo
Kisangani
Lubunga
Makiso
Mangobo
Tshopo
Boende Boende Tshuapa
Tshuapa

Territory communes

There are 174 communes in the 145 territories of DR Congo. Each administrative center of a territory is a commune and in most cases has the same name as the territory.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Annexes a la loi portant adoption de la repartition des sieges par circonscription electorale pour les elections legislatives" (PDF). www.ceni.cd (in French). CENI. pp. 25–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Le Président Félix Tshisekedi nomme Ayagi Anzilani maire de la ville de Lumumbaville". ACP (in French). 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Loi organique n° 08/016 du 07 octobre 2008 portant composition, organisation et fonctionnement des Entités Territoriales Décentralisées et leurs rapports avec l'Etat et les Provinces" [Organic Law No. 08/016 of 7 October 2008 on the composition, organization and functioning of the Decentralized Territorial Entities and their relations with the State and the Provinces]. LEGANET.CD (in French). Article 46. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019. Retrieved 11 Jan 2020.