What is the population of Kinshasa?

16,000,000 people, per GeoNames.

KINSHASA

Kinshasa · DR CONGO (CD) · 4.33°S / 15.31°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,314,302

Kinshasa is a city in DR Congo with a population of 16,000,000. It sits at -4.33/15.31, runs on Africa/Kinshasa, is 7 km from Brazzaville.

Population 16,000,000

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Kinshasa

All facts

fields

Country: DR Congo
Subdivision: Kinshasa
Coords: 4.33°S / 15.31°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

NW Brazzaville Brazzaville 1,982,000 7.6 km

SE Masina Kinshasa 485,167 10.6 km

N Boukiéro Brazzaville 504 14.6 km

SW Kasangulu Bas-Congo 45,400 32.7 km

NW Baratier Pool 1,936 49.6 km

Air access

nearby

NLO

Ndolo Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

BZV

Maya-Maya International Airport

Large airport

10.8 km

FIH

Ndjili International Airport

Large airport

15.9 km

Universities

linked

Université de Kinshasa

unikin.cd

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Kinshasa?: 16,000,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kinshasa in?: Africa/Kinshasa.
Which country is Kinshasa in?: DR Congo (CD).
Which airport serves Kinshasa?: Ndolo Airport (NLO).
Does Kinshasa have a university?: Yes. Université de Kinshasa.
What languages are spoken in DR Congo?: French.
What currency is used in DR Congo?: Congolese Franc.
How many cities are in DR Congo?: 118 on record.
Which admin region is Kinshasa in?: Kinshasa.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2314302

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2314302,
    "name": "Kinshasa",
    "ascii_name": "Kinshasa",
    "country_code": "CD",
    "population": 16000000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Kinshasa",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -4.32758,
    "longitude": 15.31357
  }
}

Context

comparatives

8.1x the population of Brazzaville.
7 km from Brazzaville.
Same timezone (Africa/Kinshasa) as 39 other cities in DR Congo.