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Kikwit

Middle Africa

Kikwit is the largest city in Kwilu Province in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located at the furthest navigable point of the Kwilu River with its urban area primarily on the river's left bank. With over half a million inhabitants it is a secondary city of the country, divided into four communes: Kazamba, Lukemi, Lukolela and Nzinda.

Facts
Population
1,336,992 1
Area (sq km)
92 1
Founding Year
1970 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
470 1
Latitude
5.03861 degrees south 1
Longitude
18.81806 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Kikwit
  • Infobox coordinates, latitude
    5.03861°S 18.81806°E
  • Infobox coordinates, longitude
    5.03861°S 18.81806°E
  • Article text
    The municipal government reported in 2020 that the city had 1,336,992 inhabitants, including 96 foreign nationals.
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 92 km2 (36 sq mi)
  • Infobox, elevation
    Elevation 470 m (1,540 ft)
  • Wikipedia infobox field 'established_date/founded' = '1970'
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Kikwit - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2314705
    -5.04098 18.81619 P PPL CD 20 03 509367 466 Africa/Kinshasa
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 466 m
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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. 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 -5.25, 18.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -5.25, 18.75
-5.25 18.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Kikwit
Wikidata Q261887, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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