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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
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mbuji-Mayi
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  • 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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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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