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Mbuji-Mayi

Middle Africa

Mbuji-Mayi, known until the end of 1962 as Bakwanga, is a city and the capital of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thought to be the second-largest city in the country after the capital Kinshasa, with population estimates ranging widely from about 1.48 million to as many as 3.5 million, Mbuji-Mayi grew rapidly around the region's diamond mining industry and remains closely tied to that trade.

Facts
Population
2,892,000 1
Area (sq km)
135.12 1
Founding Year
1914 1
Population Estimate Year
2023 1
Elevation (m)
549 1
Latitude
6.1261 degrees south 1
Longitude
23.5997 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mbuji-Mayi
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_urban
    2892000
  • Infobox, Area (Urban)
    135.12 km2 (52.17 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    549 m (1,801 ft)
  • Infobox: established_date
    1914
  • Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
    6.1261 degrees S 23.5997 degrees E
  • Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
    6.1261 degrees S 23.5997 degrees E
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Mbuji-Mayi - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 209228
    -6.13603 23.58979 P PPLA CD 04 01 2101332 621 Africa/Lubumbashi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 621 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 -6.25, 23.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -6.25, 23.75
-6.25 23.75 Aw
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Wikidata: Mbuji-Mayi
Wikidata Q319660, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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