Ndjili, Kinshasa

Ndjili (also spelled N'Djili) is a commune in the Tshangu District of Kinshasa. Named after the Ndjili River, which forms its western boundary, the commune covers an area of approximately 11.4 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 1,157,619 as of 2015. Ndjili lent its name to N'Djili International Airport, Kinshasa's main airport, although the airport is located in the neighboring commune of Nsele. The commune is connected to the city center by Lumumba Boulevard, a major 13-kilometer-long highway.

Officially established by ministerial decree no. 69/0042 on 23 January 1969, Ndjili's boundaries are demarcated by prominent natural and infrastructural features: Lumumba Boulevard to the north (bordering Masina), the Nsanga River to the east (bordering Kimbanseke), President Mobutu Avenue and Kumbi Street to the south, and the Ndjili River to the west (bordering Kisenso and Matete).

Administratively, the commune is divided into 13 quartiers (quarters), of which six are urbanized in accordance with planning standards, while the remainder are informal settlements. Each quartier is further subdivided into avenues. Ndjili's economy is largely informal and centered around markets, workshops, tailoring houses, and small-scale agriculture, with vegetable distribution supported by the Union des Coopératives des Maraîchers de Kinshasa (UCOOPMAKIN), established in 1953. Though not industrial, the commune is renowned for its skilled auto mechanics, popularly referred to as bana N'djili. It also hosts branches of the Peace Court of Kinshasa, the High Court Prosecutor's Office, and the Kinshasa High Court.