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Mbuji-Mayi

East Kasai · DR Congo
City population
2,101,332
#3
in DR Congo
#1
in East Kasai
#194
worldwide
KinshasaMbuji-Mayi
-6.136, 23.590 · 938 km from Kinshasa
City population
2,101,332
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in DR Congo
#3
of 114 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#194
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of DR Congo
1.9%
of the national population

About Mbuji-Mayi

The largest city in East Kasai, Mbuji-Mayi holds a population of 2,101,332 and ranks third among the 114 listed cities of DR Congo. It lies 938 km from Kinshasa and accounts for 1.9% of the national population. Miabi, 24 km away, is the nearest listed city at 79,929 people; Gandajika and Kabinda, both exceeding 200,000, lie 79 km and 99 km distant.

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
#3of 114
LargestSmallest
Position in East Kasai
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
DR Congo
Region
East Kasai
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
938 km
to Kinshasa
Elevation
621 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
-6.136, 23.590
Record updated
2026-05-25
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.

24KMMiabi80K people40KMKabeya-Kamwanga44K people79KMGandajika208K people98KMMwene-Ditu189K people99KMKabinda219K 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. Mbuji-Mayi2.1M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Mbuji-Mayi 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
Mbuji-Mayi2.1M

Mbuji-Mayi Population FAQ

What is the population of Mbuji-Mayi?

Mbuji-Mayi has a city population of 2,101,332. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Mbuji-Mayi?

Mbuji-Mayi is in East Kasai, DR Congo, 938 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -6.136, 23.590.

How big is Mbuji-Mayi compared with other cities in DR Congo?

It is the 3rd largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 1.9% of the national population.

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