URBAN GEOGRAPHY
5 Largest Cities: Shaba, Kinshasa, Bandundu, Kasaï-Oriental, Orientale
Largest City's Population: Shaba-11,661,800
Rank-Size Rule:
The Rank-Size Rule estimations are invalid. When calculating the numbers, they do not match up close enough. The numbers of the estimations are far below the actual population. They are at least two to three times short of the true values.
Population: 79 million
Population Density: 14 per km 2
% Urban Population: 42%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 76%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 4%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 29%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply:45%
Largest City's Population: Shaba-11,661,800
Rank-Size Rule:
- Kinshasa (1/2): 5.8 million
- Bandundu (1/3): 3.8 million
- Kasaï-Oriental (1/4): 2.9 million
- Orientale (1/5): 2.3 million
- Kinshasa: 9.3 million
- Bandundu: 8.7 million
- Kasaï-Oriental: 8.6 million
- Orientale: 8.4 million
The Rank-Size Rule estimations are invalid. When calculating the numbers, they do not match up close enough. The numbers of the estimations are far below the actual population. They are at least two to three times short of the true values.
Population: 79 million
Population Density: 14 per km 2
% Urban Population: 42%
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 76%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 4%
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 29%
% with Improved Urban Water Supply:45%