🇨🇩 Congo (Rep. Dem.)
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi, formerly Élisabethville, 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 and 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.
- Country
- 🇨🇩 Congo (Rep. Dem.)
- Elevation
- 1,259 m
- Population
- 2,221,925
- Time zone
- Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates
- -11.66, 27.48
How far Lubumbashi is from other cities in Congo (Rep. Dem.)
- Mbuji-Mayi748 km✈ 1 h 40 min · 🚗 12 h 28 min
- Kananga849 km✈ 1 h 47 min · 🚗 14 h 9 min
- Kisangani1,377 km✈ 2 h 26 min · 🚗 22 h 57 min
- Kinshasa1,567 km✈ 2 h 40 min · 🚗 26 h 7 min
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