What is the equivalent of Mairie in DR Congo?

Government & administration

Mairie → Bureau de l'État Civil

Commune, Hôtel de ville, Service état civil

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In DR Congo

The same institution by the same name — but a birth is often declared late or not at all, and the certificate is what everything downstream rests on: the identity card, the school exam, the inheritance claim.

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Main similarities

Civil registration (birth, marriage, death)

Main differences

Address registration → Préfecture
National identity card issuance → Office National d'Identification de la Population
Passport issuance → Direction Générale de Migration

Function by function

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Civil registration (birth, marriage, death)MairieBureau de l'État CivilClose

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01 · Civil registration (birth, marriage, death)Mairie → Bureau de l'État CivilClose

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