What is the population of Kikwit?
Kikwit has a city population of 509,367. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
About Kikwit
At 466 m elevation, Kikwit holds a population of 509,367 and ranks as the largest city in Kwilu province. It lies 396 km from Kinshasa, the national capital. Bulungu (81,393) sits 60 km away; Idiofa (87,882) is 86 km distant.
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
Rank in region
#1of 7
Elevation
466 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kinshasa
Coordinates
-5.041, 18.816
Record updated
2023-11-29
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 |
| Kikwit | 509K |
Kikwit Population FAQ
Where is Kikwit?
Kikwit is in Kwilu, DR Congo, 396 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -5.041, 18.816.
How big is Kikwit compared with other cities in DR Congo?
It is the 10th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 0.5% of the national population.