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Tshela

Middle Africa

Tshela, also written Tsela, is the main town of Bas-fleuve district in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town was linked to the port of Boma by an isolated narrow gauge railway, the Mayumbe Line, which operated from 1889 to 1984. The line connected the district town with the river port for nearly a century. The reference article is short and records little else about the town, so this description is limited to its district role and its railway.

Facts
Population
37,088 1
Population Estimate Year
2004 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cities
citypopulation.de
  • Cities & Towns table, 2004-07-01 estimate column
    Tshela KGC 20,140 37,088 1200
  • Cities & Towns table, estimate dated 2004-07-01
    Tshela KGC 20,140 37,088 1200
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2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at -4.9971,12.9484 (Tshela)
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Tshela, 169 m
Quote, SRTM 90 m lookup at the GeoNames coordinates of Tshela, 169 m
"elevation": 169.0
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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 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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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 -4.75 12.75 containing Tshela, class Aw
Quote, Grid cell -4.75 12.75 containing Tshela, class Aw
-4.75 12.75 Aw
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5. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone.tab, Africa/Lubumbashi
IANA Time Zone Databasezone.tab, CD row for Africa/Kinshasa
Quote, zone.tab, CD row for Africa/Kinshasa
Dem. Rep. of Congo (west)
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Tshela (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lead
    Tshela (or Tsela) is the main town of Bas-fleuve district in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead
    Tshela (or Tsela) is the main town of Bas-fleuve district in Kongo Central Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 list
Quote, In Group: Cities of Middle Africa (World), Middle Africa 017 list
Democratic Republic of the Congo 180 COD
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