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Sakania

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Total population

10,158

Coordinates-12.75°, 28.56°

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Overview

Sakania is the seat of Sakania Territory in Haut-Katanga Province in the far south of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the Congo Pedicle, near the border with Zambia. The town sits at the high altitude of 1,278 metres (4,193 ft) above sea level, and accordingly has a relatively cool climate. Between 1935 and 1939 it recorded one of the lowest temperatures in the history of the country, −1.5 °C (29.3 °F).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.7490
Longitude
28.5563
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,095

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

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
122
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

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