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Kambove

Middle Africa

Kambove is a town in Haut-Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the center of the Kambove mines region. It lies at an altitude of 1,457 metres. Economic activity in the area includes cobalt processing: the state-owned mining company Gecamines owns the Kamoya central, Kamoya south, Shangolowe and Kamfundwa mines, and ore from these mines is carried to the concentrator at Kambove for the extraction of copper and cobalt. The town has a humid subtropical climate, classified Cwa under the Koppen system. Cecile Kyenge, who served as an Italian minister in the Letta cabinet, was born in Kambove.

Facts
Population
57,693 1
Population Estimate Year
2004 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 5
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.de
  • Cities & Towns table, 2004-07-01 estimate column
    Kambove HKA 31,329 57,693 1300
  • Cities & Towns table, estimate dated 2004-07-01
    Kambove HKA 31,329 57,693 1300
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -10.8735,26.5975 (Kambove)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Kambove, 1387 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Kambove, 1387 m
"elevation": 1387.0
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3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Democratic Republic of the Congo
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography note and Coastline
Quote, Geography note and Coastline
the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean
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4. Kambove (Wikipedia)
  • Climate
    Kambove has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).
  • Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead
    Kambove is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead
    Kambove is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Lead
    Kambove is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Quote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Lubumbashi
Dem. Rep. of Congo (east)
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