Karisimbi is a commune in Goma in the North Kivu Province of the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The commune takes its name from the nearby Mount Karisimbi, a prominent volcano in the Virunga Mountains. Spanning an area of approximately 33,372 square kilometers, Karisimbi extends from Goma International Airport to the outskirts of the Mugunga neighborhood. It is bordered by the Masisi Territory to the south and Rwanda to the east. Furthermore, each neighborhood is subdivided into smaller entities known as avenues, cells (cellules), and nyumba kumi (a cluster of ten houses overseen by an appointee designated by the neighborhood chief).
The commune is administratively segmented into 11 distinct neighborhoods:
- Ndosho: Formerly encompassed by the Keshero neighborhood, Ndosho occupies a hill and derives its name from the term "round stone" found between the villages Kyeshero and Bugamba. These villages amalgamated to form the Ndosho locality, extending from the Mudja groupement within the neighboring Bukumu Chiefdom.