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Kamina

Middle Africa

Kamina is the capital of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at an elevation of about 1,100 meters, with a 2012 population of 156,761. It is an important railway node, with three Congolese rail lines connecting it to Lubumbashi, Tenke, Kindu and Kabalo, and it has both civil and military airport facilities. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
200,184 1
Elevation (m)
2095 2
Latitude
8.73508 degrees south 2
Longitude
24.99798 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 6
Sources
1. GeoNames: Kamina
GeoNames geonameid 214614 (Kamina), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Kamina (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -8.73508, longitude 24.99798
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 2095 m
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3. Kamina (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Kamina is the capital city of Haut-Lomami Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    1100
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. 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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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.75, 24.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.75, 24.75
-8.75 24.75 Aw
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6. GeoNames: Kamina - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 214614
Quote, cities500 record 214614
-8.73508 24.99798 P PPLA CD 15 02 200184 1124 Africa/Lubumbashi
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