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Lubumbashi
Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo · Africa
About Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi sits on the route: 30 minutes from Kipushi.
Lubumbashi is in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with about 2.2 million people. The nearest town is Kipushi, about 27 km away.
Lubumbashi (UK: LOO-buum-BASH-ee, US: LOO-boom-BAH-shee), formerly Élisabethville (French: [elizabɛtvil]; Dutch: Elisabethstad [eːˈlisaːbɛtstɑt] ), is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the southeasternmost part of the country, near the border with Zambia. The capital andRead more
principal city of the Haut-Katanga Province, Lubumbashi is the center of mining in the region, acting as a hub for many of the country's largest mining companies. No definite population figures are available, but the population of the city's urban area is estimated to be around 2,584,000 in 2021.
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Lubumbashi is in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 27 km from Kipushi.
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- Population
- 2,221,925
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Region
- Haut-Katanga
- Timezone
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates
- -11.6609, 27.4794
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