Kimpese is a town in the Cataractes District of Kongo Central province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the main road and railway between the capital Kinshasa and the provincial capital Matadi, at an altitude of about 301 metres above sea level. The town is known for its social institutions, among them a 400 bed hospital serving some 150,000 people locally and many more across the surrounding district, a medical training centre, a technical training institute and an agricultural college. An office of the UNHCR assists the Angolan refugees living in the province. Census tables compiled by City Population give an estimated 45,942 inhabitants for 2004, and the town has a Protestant majority in a mainly Catholic country.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.deCity table
Kimpese KGC 24,948 45,942 1000
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View the Source 2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -5.5615,14.4316 (Kimpese)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Kimpese, 326 mQuote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Kimpese, 326 m
"elevation": 326.0
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 CoastlineQuote, 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
4. 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 -5.75 14.25 containing Kimpese, class AwQuote, Grid cell -5.75 14.25 containing Kimpese, class Aw
-5.75 14.25 Aw
5. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/KinshasaQuote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Kinshasa
Dem. Rep. of Congo (west)
Kimpese (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead, country
Kongo Central province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Lead, placement by country
Kongo Central province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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