Lubumbashi

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Lubumbashi

Total population

1,139,064

Coordinates-11.66°, 27.48°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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.

Geography

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