What languages are spoken in DR Congo?

French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Swahili.

DR CONGO

Democratic Republic of the Congo · CD / COD / 180

ISO 3166-1 COD · 180

DR Congo is a middle africa country in Africa. It has a population of 84,068,091, uses CDF, speaks French, Kikongo, and Lingala.

Population 84,068,091

Area (km²) 2,344,858

Capital Kinshasa

Region Middle Africa

All facts

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ISO alpha-3: COD
ISO numeric: 180
Calling code: +243
TLD: .cd
Driving side: —
Currencies: CDF
Languages: fra, kon, lin, lua, swa
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇨🇩

Cities

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Kinshasa Kinshasa 16,000,000

Lubumbashi Haut-Katanga 2,221,925

Mbuji-Mayi East Kasai 2,101,332

Kananga Kasai-Central 1,247,168

Kisangani Tshopo 1,181,788

Bukavu South Kivu 816,811

Kolwezi Lualaba 790,248

Likasi Haut-Katanga 635,768

Tshikapa Kasai 634,529

Kikwit Kwilu 509,367

Masina Kinshasa 485,167

Mbandaka Équateur 455,011

Goma North Kivu 432,587

Matadi Bas-Congo 425,662

Uvira South Kivu 407,092

Bunia Ituri 399,282

Boma Bas-Congo 297,009

Mwene Lualaba 295,683

Butembo North Kivu 286,242

Isiro Haut-Uele 255,409

Kindu Maniema 234,651

Kabinda Lomami 219,396

Gandajika Lomami 208,051

Bandundu Province Kwilu 202,904

Kamina Haut-Lomami 200,184

Gemena Sud-Ubangi 197,159

Mwene-Ditu Lomami 189,177

Kipushi Haut-Katanga 169,635

Kalemie Tanganyika 160,961

Bumba Mongala 154,586

Mbanza-Ngungu Bas-Congo 142,773

Beni North Kivu 140,731

Moanda Bas-Congo 128,804

Lisala Mongala 117,464

Ilebo Kasai 117,245

Tshilenge Lualaba 116,073

Inkisi Bas-Congo 115,317

Bukama Haut-Lomami 105,530

Bakwa Haut-Uele 100,575

Kambove Haut-Katanga 99,884

Binga Mongala 96,790

Lodja Sankuru 91,409

Katwa North Kivu 89,352

Mulongo Haut-Lomami 89,340

Idiofa Kwilu 87,882

Medium airport

BKY

Bukavu Kavumu Airport

Medium airport

KGA

Kananga Airport

Medium airport

Universities

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Université Catholique de Bukavu

ucbukavu.ac.cd

Université Chrétienne Bilingue du Congo

ucbc.org

Université de Bandundu Ville

uniband.org

Université de Kinshasa

unikin.cd

Université de Kisangani

unikis.ac.cd

Université de Lubumbashi

unilu.ac.cd

Université de Mbuji Mayi

um-rdc.org

Université Kongo

universitekongo.org

Université Protestante au Congo

upc-rdc.cd

Université Shalom de Bunia

unishabunia.org

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does DR Congo use?: CDF.
What languages are spoken in DR Congo?: French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, and Swahili.
What is the capital of DR Congo?: Kinshasa.
How many cities are in DR Congo?: 118 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/CD

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