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Kasumbalesa

Haut-Katangatown

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Coordinates-12.20°, 27.80°

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City facts

Overview

Kasumbalesa is a town located in Haut-Katanga, DR Congo. The settlement sits at -12.203°, 27.796°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,077 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.2026
Longitude
27.7963
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
261
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Veined Golden Arab
    Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850) · Insecta
    4
  • Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe
    Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe · Liliopsida
    4
  • Little Commodore
    Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793) · Insecta
    4
  • African Caper
    Belenois creona (Cramer, 1776) · Insecta
    3
  • Banded Gold Tip
    Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) · Insecta
    3
  • Dune Squeaker
    Arthroleptis stenodactylus Pfeffer, 1893 · Amphibia
    3
  • Soldier Commodore
    Junonia terea (Drury, 1773) · Insecta
    3
  • Common Dotted Border
    Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) · Insecta
    3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Haut-Katanga

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,077

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
18
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API