Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo explained
The communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of both cities and territories. They are led by government appointed burgomasters (fr. bourgmestres) and are further divided into quarters (fr. quartiers) and embedded groupings (fr. groupements incorporé).
List of city and territory communes
City communes
The 34 cities of DR Congo are divided into 139 communes:[1] [2]
Territory communes
There are 174 communes in the 145 territories of DR Congo. Each administrative center of a territory is a commune and in most cases has the same name as the territory.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Annexes a la loi portant adoption de la repartition des sieges par circonscription electorale pour les elections legislatives . www.ceni.cd . . 10 May 2019 . 25–36 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920234927/https://www.ceni.cd/assets/bundles/documents/cadre-legal/cadre-legal_1531157427.pdf#page=25 . 20 September 2018 . dead . fr.
- News: Le Président Félix Tshisekedi nomme Ayagi Anzilani maire de la ville de Lumumbaville . 28 February 2024 . ACP . 25 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228000923/https://acp.cd/nation/le-president-felix-tshisekedi-nomme-ayagi-anzilani-maire-de-la-ville-de-lumumbaville/ . 28 February 2024 . live . fr.
- Web site: Loi organique n° 08/016 du 07 octobre 2008 portant composition, organisation et fonctionnement des Entités Territoriales Décentralisées et leurs rapports avec l'Etat et les Provinces. Organic Law No. 08/016 of 7 October 2008 on the composition, organization and functioning of the Decentralized Territorial Entities and their relations with the State and the Provinces . LEGANET.CD . Article 46 . fr . 11 Jan 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190221211456/https://www.leganet.cd/Legislation/Droit%20Public/Administration.ter/L.08.16.17.10.2008.htm . 21 February 2019 . live.
