Lubumbashi, formerly known as Elisabethville, is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost province of Haut-Katanga near the border with Zambia. Founded as a colonial mining town, Lubumbashi sits at the heart of the copper- and cobalt-rich Copperbelt and remains the commercial and industrial capital of the DRC's mining sector.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) In the Other Atlases
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1. Lubumbashi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Population
2,584,000 (2nd)
Infobox, Area
747 km2 (288 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
1,208 m (3,963 ft)
Infobox, Founded
Founded 1910
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
11 deg 39 min 51 sec S 27 deg 28 min 58 sec E
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
11 deg 39 min 51 sec S 27 deg 28 min 58 sec E
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