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Kisangani

Tshopo · DR Congo
City population
1,181,788
#5
in DR Congo
#1
in Tshopo
#454
worldwide
KinshasaKisangani
0.515, 25.191 · 1,222 km from Kinshasa
City population
1,181,788
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in DR Congo
#5
of 114 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#454
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of DR Congo
1.0%
of the national population

About Kisangani

Ranked #454 globally, this city of 1,181,788 is the fifth-largest in DR Congo and the largest in Tshopo region. It accounts for 1% of the national population. Yangambi lies 88 km away with a population of 62,082; Basoko (193 km, 76,371), Babamba (258 km, 81,740), and Buta (258 km, 80,751) are also nearby. The city sits 1,222 km from the national capital and at an elevation of 400 m.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in DR Congo
#5of 114
LargestSmallest
Position in Tshopo
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
DR Congo
Region
Tshopo
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
1,222 km
to Kinshasa
Elevation
400 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
0.515, 25.191
Record updated
2026-04-13
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 Congo

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

88KMYangambi62K people193KMBasoko76K people258KMBabamba82K people258KMButa81K people293KMAketi61K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kisangani1.18M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kisangani compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kisangani1.18M

Kisangani Population FAQ

What is the population of Kisangani?

Kisangani has a city population of 1,181,788. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kisangani?

Kisangani is in Tshopo, DR Congo, 1,222 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are 0.515, 25.191.

How big is Kisangani compared with other cities in DR Congo?

It is the 5th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 1.0% of the national population.

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