Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The DRC (Congo-Kinshasa) is vast (2.34 M km²) and urbanizing fast. Officially, it has 10 provinces + 1 city-province (Kinshasa). Beyond the capital, several cities exceed 1 million residents.
| City | Province | Metro Pop. | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinshasa | Kinshasa (city-province) | ~17 M | Capital; Africa's 3rd largest metro |
| Lubumbashi | Haut-Katanga | ~2.8 M | Copperbelt hub |
| Mbuji-Mayi | Kasaï-Oriental | ~2.5 M | Diamond mining |
| Kananga | Kasaï-Central | ~1.5 M | Rail junction |
| Kisangani | Tshopo | ~1.4 M | River port (Congo River) |
| Goma | North Kivu | ~1.1 M | Lake Kivu; volcano risk |
| Bukavu | South Kivu | ~1.0 M | Lake Kivu; near Rwanda |
| Tshikapa | Kasaï | ~0.9 M | Diamond trading |
| Kolwezi | Lualaba | ~0.6 M | Cobalt/copper |
| Likasi | Haut-Katanga | ~0.5 M | Smelting |
Kinshasa dominates, but the DRC's urban network is polycentric—mineral wealth seeds cities across the interior.