Kipushi
Sign in to savethumb|left|A day in Kipushi. Kipushi is a town in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies 35 km southwest of the city of Lubumbashi, very close to the border with Zambia, at an altitude of 1329 m (4363 ft). The main economic activity of the town is mining. Kipushi is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kipushi
- Region
- Haut-Katanga
- Country
- République démocratique du Congo
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kipushi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haut-Katanga
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kipushi
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 132861
- Settlement.population_density_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Located in
- Haut-Katanga Province
- Elevation
- +1329
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- P12749
- Aoraki / Mount Cook
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Climate
- Kipushi Mine
- Notable residents
- References
thumb|left|A day in Kipushi. Kipushi is a town in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies 35 km southwest of the city of Lubumbashi, very close to the border with Zambia, at an altitude of 1329 m (4363 ft). The main economic activity of the town is mining. Kipushi is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi.
==Climate== Kipushi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).