5-706: Lomela is a city in Kasaï-Oriental province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 10,883. This Kasaï-Oriental Province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces with
10-539: The Provincial Assembly of its province. Each city is led by a mayor (fr. maire ) and is further divided into communes with each commune led by a burgomaster (fr. bourgmestre ). Currently mayors, burgomasters, and their deputies are appointed by the government. Elections to bring about elected local government in provincial capitals are scheduled for December 2023—September 2024. All provincial capitals are, by organic law , cities and do not need to meet
15-488: The exception of Kinshasa which itself has the status of a province. Cities are further divided into communes . They are led by mayors except for Kinshasa which is led by a governor. The 25 provinces of DR Congo are divided into 33 cities (fr. villes , sing. ville ) and 145 territories (fr. territoires , sing. territoire ). Each provincial division is also a constituency of the National Assembly as well as of
20-475: The lack of reliable and comparable population figures, electoral districts are allocated seats in proportion to their voter registration numbers. The number of seats allocated to a city in the National Assembly and the Provincial Assembly is one measure of its relative political importance nationally and within its province respectively. In 2018 cities accounted for 27% of the electorate, or 16% when Kinshasa
25-632: The requirement of having a population of at least 100,000. The capital city of Kinshasa is a one of a kind administrative division due to article 2 of the Constitution which makes it a division of the country and gives it the status of a province. In practice this means that—like a province—it has a provincial government with an elected governor and an Assembly, but—like a city—it is divided into communes led by burgomasters. Uniquely, its 24 communes are also Provincial Assembly constituencies and are grouped into four National Assembly constituencies. Due to
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