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Kitwe

Eastern Africa

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.

Facts
Population
625,000 1
Founding Year
1936 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1200 1
Latitude
12.820833 degrees south 1
Longitude
28.211944 degrees east 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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Wikidata: Kitwe
Wikidata Q239580, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Kitwe (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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