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Dem. Rep. of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
Census Results
1984-07-01
29,916,800
2011-06-30
General Information
Official name
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Official name [native]
la République démocratique du Congo «French»
Capital
Kinshasa
Capital [native]
Kinshasa «French»
Region
Middle Africa
ISO code
CD
Statistical agency
l'Institut National de la Statistique (INS)
Name in Chinese
刚果民主共和国
Name in Arabic
جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
Name in Spanish
la República Democrática del Congo
Name in Russian
Демократическая Республика Конго
Name in French
la République démocratique du Congo
Administrative units
administrative units
capital
area (sq.km.)
population
1994
estimate
population
1998
estimate
Province de
Bandundu
Bandundu
295,658
4,907,673
5,201,000
Province du
Bas-Congo
Matadi
53,920
2,578,299
2,835,000
Province de l'
Equateur
Mbandaka
403,292
4,789,307
4,820,000
Province du
Kasai-Occidental
Kananga
154,742
3,117,305
3,337,000
Province du
Kasai-Oriental
Mbuji-Mayi
170,302
3,778,151
3,830,000
Province du
Katanga
Lubumbashi
496,877
5,602,178
4,125,000
Ville de
Kinshasa
Kinshasa
9,965
4,657,061
4,787,000
Province du
Maniema
Kindu
132,250
1,048,000
1,246,787
Province du
Nord-Kivu
Goma
59,483
3,546,000
3,564,434
Province
Orientale
Kisangani
503,239
5,426,715
5,566,000
Province du
Sud-Kivu
Bukavu
69,130
3,093,000
2,837,779
total
2,344,798
42,545,000
42,150,000
source: http://www.cd.undp.org
source:
Congonline
.
Main cities
name
population
1994
estimate
Kinshasa
4,655,313
Lubumbashi
851,381
Mbuji-Mayi
806,475
Kolwezi
417,810
Kisangani
417,517
Kananga
393,030
Likasi
299,118
Bukavu
201,569
Kikwit
182,142
Tshikapa
180,860
Matadi
172,730
Mbandaka
169,841
Mwene-Ditu
137,459
Boma
135,284
Uvira
115,590
Butembo
109,406
Goma
109,094
Kalemi
101,309
source: "Book of the Year, 2000", Encyclopedia Britannica.