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Luebo

Middle Africa

Luebo, also written Lwebo, is a town and commune of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo and the seat of the territory of the same name. It was founded in November 1885 by Ludwig Wolf and other European colonists as an outpost of King Leopold II's Congo Free State, which used it to claim a region already inhabited by the nearby Kuba Kingdom. The post passed to the Sanford Exploring Expedition in 1886 and to a Belgian trading company in 1888, and a mission was founded there in 1891 by William Henry Sheppard and Samuel Lapsley. A bridge over the Lulua River opened in the late 1950s. Census tables compiled by City Population give an estimated 26,248 inhabitants for 2004.

Facts
Population
26,248 1
Founding Year
1885 2
Founding Year
1885 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 6
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.de
  • City table
    Luebo KAS 17,664 26,248 5000
  • On Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumb
    Home → Africa → Congo (Dem. Rep.)
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2. Luebo (Wikipedia)
  • History, founding
    The town was founded in November 1885 by Ludwig Wolf
  • History
    The town was founded in November 1885 by Ludwig Wolf and a group of other European colonists
  • Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead, country
    of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Lead, placement by country
    of Kasai Province in south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -5.3522,21.4219 (Luebo)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Luebo, 500 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Luebo, 500 m
"elevation": 500.0
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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. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -5.25 21.25 containing Luebo, class Aw
Quote, Grid cell -5.25 21.25 containing Luebo, class Aw
-5.25 21.25 Aw
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6. 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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