Kitwe is Zambia's second largest city by population, after Lusaka, in Copperbelt Province, with a population of 661,901 at the 2022 census. Established in 1936 as a railway junction, it grew into one of the country's most developed commercial and industrial centres around a complex of copper mines on its edges, including the Nkana Cobalt Plant.
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Founding Year Population Estimate Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation (m) Latitude12.820833 degrees south 1 Latitude12.820833 degrees south 1 Sources
1. Kitwe (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1936-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 625,000 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -12.820833, longitude 28.211944
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1200 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 625000 (2022)
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