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Katenga
Sud-Kivutown
Total population
2,991
Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Katenga is a town located in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo. Its coordinates of -4.314°, 29.157° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Around 2,991 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,910 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1894)Ctenochromis horei (Günther, 1894) · Animalia6
- Limnotilapia dardennii (Boulenger, 1899)Limnotilapia dardennii (Boulenger, 1899) · Animalia6
- Lake Tanganyika spratStolothrissa tanganicae Regan, 1917 · Animalia6
- Bathybagrus sianenna (Boulenger, 1906)Bathybagrus sianenna (Boulenger, 1906) · Animalia5
- Giant CichlidBoulengerochromis microlepis (Boulenger, 1899) · Animalia5
- Benthochromis tricoti (Poll, 1948)Benthochromis tricoti (Poll, 1948) · Animalia5
- Lake Tanganyika sardineLimnothrissa miodon (Boulenger, 1906) · Animalia5
- Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger, 1899 · Animalia4
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-1331 km SW of Makamba, Burundi
- M 5.2 — 2025-07-2833 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi
- M 4.8 — 2024-05-0216 km W of Kigoma, Tanzania
- M 4.7 — 2022-02-1441 km SSW of Rumonge, Burundi
- M 4.3 — 2020-12-0824 km SSE of Bujumbura, Burundi
- M 5 — 2020-08-2432 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Sud-Kivu
- Zysławice3801.3 mi away
- Wojsławice3802 mi away
- Wielgus3804 mi away
- Sieradzice3804.2 mi away
- Wojciechów3805.5 mi away · pop. 580
- Skorczów3806.1 mi away
- Rataje Słupskie3806.5 mi away · pop. 670
- Słupiec3807.2 mi away · pop. 600
- Trzebica3807.4 mi away · pop. 224
- Borowiny Poprzeczne3807.6 mi away
- Ucisków3807.9 mi away · pop. 108
- Boszczynek3808 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org