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Ilebo

Middle Africa

Ilebo is a town in Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, lying at the highest navigable point of the Kasai River. For that reason it is an important transport hub, with ferries running to Kinshasa and trains to Lubumbashi. The town was known as Port-Francqui from 1901, when the Belgian colonial administration renamed it, until independence restored the original name. A bridge over the Kasai River was begun in 1935 for a planned railway extension toward Kinshasa but collapsed unfinished on 12 September 1937. Census tables compiled by City Population show about 54,000 inhabitants in 1984 and an estimated 68,000 in 2004. The atlas places it among the cities of Middle Africa.

Facts
Population
67,721 1
Founding Year
1601 to 1700 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
    Ilebo KAS 53,877 67,721 2300
  • On Continent: Africa, Page breadcrumb
    Home → Africa → Congo (Dem. Rep.)
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2. Ilebo (Wikipedia)
  • Overview
    Ilebo was founded in the 17th century as a trading center and residence of the local rulers.
  • Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead, country
    is a town in Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Lead, placement by country
    is a town in Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -4.3311,20.5864 (Ilebo)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Ilebo, 441 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Ilebo, 441 m
"elevation": 441.0
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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 -4.25 20.75 containing Ilebo, class Aw
Quote, Grid cell -4.25 20.75 containing Ilebo, class Aw
-4.25 20.75 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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