Administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The administrative hierarchy of Political subdivisions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is as follows

The province is led by a Governor.
The commune is led by a Bourgmestre (Mayor).
The territory is led by Territory Administrator. The territory is generally named after its main town.
The city is led by a Mayor.
The district is led by District Commissioner.

Specificities

the city of Kinshasa is both a province and a city. Thus, it is not divided in cities and districts (except for internal police administration), and has no mayor. The Governor also fulfills the position of Mayor. The Rural part of Kinshasa is encompassed by the communes of Maluku and (partially) Nsele;
The provinces resulting from the partition of the old Kivu Province, namely Maniema, Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu do not have districts;
some territories are not under the jurisdiction of a district, but that of a city. In Muanda's case, it is under the jurisdiction of the city of Boma;
Kolwezi is under the jurisdiction of the urban-rural district of Kolwezi;
some districts, like Mongala (district) shall probably be morphed into provinces (provided the approval by referendum of Constitution of May 2005). Other districts, like Plateaux (district) and Mai-Ndombe (district) will be merged, including the adjoined cities.