Commune in Kinshasa, DR Congo
Lemba
Lemba is a commune in the Mont Amba District of Kinshasa.
Covering approximately 23.70 square kilometers, it had an estimated population of 1,120,992 in 2015, making it the seventh-most populous commune. Lemba is bordered by several communes, with the Limete commune to the north, the Kalamu River forming a natural boundary with Ngaba to the northwest, and Makala to the southwest. The Kimwenza road marks its border with Mont-Ngafula, while the Matete River separates it from Matete to the northeast and Kisenso to the southeast.
How locals move
Getting around Lemba the local way
- Get inYou might be successful with a 4x4 in the upper northern region (Bangassou - Nia Nia - Isiro) and maybe the axis Kinshasa - Lumumbashi.
- Get inThere are speed boats that go quickly for a limited number of people, or you can take the barge with local merchants if you have time.
- Get inAsk to go to , which is the ferry terminal.
From Wikivoyage: Kinshasa, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Humprey J. L. Boyelo (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.