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Miabi

Middle Africa

Miabi is a town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that shares its name with the surrounding Miabi Territory in Kasai-Oriental province. The territory is inhabited by the Bakwa Dishi and covers about 4,900 square kilometres of land that is owned by their royal family. The town was founded in 1933 by Kazadi Diofua, the last king of the Bakwa Dishi, after he was released from ten years of imprisonment by the colonial authorities for rebelling and demanding the autonomy of his people. Miabi is regarded as the capital of the land of the Bakwa Dishi and is the birthplace of the present heir to the throne, Andre-Philippe Futa. In Tshiluba, miabi is the plural of muabi, a tree with greyish leaves and a white trunk, and in Bakwa Dishi tradition a muabi tree is planted with blessing ceremonies to bless a man or a woman.

Facts
Population
46,167 1
Founding Year
1933 2
Founding Year
1933 2
Population Estimate Year
2004 1
Elevation Band
Highland 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
  • Cities & Towns table, 2004-07-01 estimate column
    Miabi KSO 25,070 46,167 800
  • Cities & Towns table, estimate dated 2004-07-01
    Miabi KSO 25,070 46,167 800
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2. Miabi (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, founding
    founded the town in 1933 after his release from prison
  • Lead
    founded the town in 1933 after his release from prison.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, continent
    Miabi is also the name of a town within the territory.
  • In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Lead, subregion group
    Miabi is also the name of a town within the territory.
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3. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -6.2215,23.3925 (Miabi)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Miabi, 782 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Miabi, 782 m
"elevation": 782.0
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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 -6.25 23.25 containing Miabi, class Aw
Quote, Grid cell -6.25 23.25 containing Miabi, class Aw
-6.25 23.25 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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