What is the population of Kananga?
Kananga has a city population of 1,247,168. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · DR Congo · Africa
Kananga
Kasai-Central · DR Congo
City population
1,247,168
#4
in DR Congo
#1
in Kasai-Central
#417
worldwide
-5.896, 22.417 · 806 km from Kinshasa
About Kananga
The fourth-largest city in DR Congo, Kananga holds 1.2 million people and accounts for 1.1% of the national population. It stands 806 km from Kinshasa and sits at 643 m elevation in Kasai-Central, where it is the largest settlement. Mbuji-Mayi, a city of 2.1 million, lies 132 km away; other neighbours within 130 km include Miabi (79,929), Luebo (45,443), and Kabeya-Kamwanga (44,093).
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kasai-Central
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
643 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
-5.896, 22.417
Record updated
2026-07-24
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 114 in DR CongoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kananga | 1.25M |
Kananga Population FAQ
Where is Kananga?
Kananga is in Kasai-Central, DR Congo, 806 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -5.896, 22.417.
How big is Kananga compared with other cities in DR Congo?
It is the 4th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 1.1% of the national population.