The city-province (ville-province in French) of Kinshasa is divided into 24 communes.
| District | Land area | Inhabitants (2004) | Density | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandalungwa | Funa | 6.82km2 | 202,341 | 29669abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Barumbu | Lukunga | 4.72km2 | 150,319 | 31847abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Bumbu | Funa | 5.3km2 | 329,234 | 62120abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Gombe | Lukunga | 29.33km2 | 32,373 | 1104abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Kalamu | Funa | 6.64km2 | 315,342 | 47491abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Kasa-Vubu | Funa | 5.05km2 | 157,320 | 31152abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Kimbanseke | Tshangu | 237.78km2 | 946,372 | 3980abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Kinshasa | Lukunga | 2.87km2 | 164,857 | 57441abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Kintambo | Lukunga | 2.72km2 | 106,772 | 39254abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Kisenso | Mont Amba | 16.6km2 | 386,151 | 23262abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Lemba | Mont Amba | 23.7km2 | 349,838 | 14761abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Limete | Mont Amba | 67.6km2 | 375,726 | 5558abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Lingwala | Lukunga | 2.88km2 | 94,635 | 32859abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Makala | Funa | 5.6km2 | 253,844 | 45329abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Maluku | Tshangu | 7948.8km2 | 179,648 | 23abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Masina | Tshangu | 69.93km2 | 485,167 | 6938abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Matete | Mont Amba | 4.88km2 | 268,781 | 55078abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Mont Ngafula | Lukunga | 358.92km2 | 261,004 | 727abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Ndjili (N'Djili) | Tshangu | 11.4km2 | 442,138 | 38784abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Ngaba | Mont Amba | 4km2 | 180,650 | 45163abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Ngaliema | Lukunga | 224.3km2 | 683,135 | 3046abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Ngiri-Ngiri | Funa | 3.4km2 | 174,843 | 51424abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Nsele (N'Sele) | Tshangu | 898.79km2 | 140,929 | 157abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| Selembao | Funa | 23.18km2 | 335,581 | 14477abbr=onNaNabbr=on | |
| City-Province of Kinshasa | 9965.21km2 | 7,196,648 | 722.18abbr=onNaNabbr=on |