However, it was felt that large cities and primarily rural areas in the same county could not be well administered by the same body.

The city is administered by a city council.

On a municipal level, the two cities in the state are administered separately:

The city has been administered by social democratic city councils since the 1950s.

The city was administered as a military district to protect the port.

During this time, the city was administered by a Military Governor.

The city was administered by two duumviri and two aedilis.

The city is administered by a city-provincial council, with a mayor as chief administrative officer.

The city is executively administered by the mayor together with vice mayor.

The city of Tshikapa lies within the district, but is independently administered.