Lubumbashi

Summary

Lubumbashi is an official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[1]. Lubumbashi ranks in the top 4% of official_city_of_the_democratic_republic_of_the_congo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lubumbashi was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Lubumbashi is located in Haut-Katanga Province^[4].
• Lubumbashi is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5].
• Lubumbashi's head of government is recorded as Joyce Tunda Kazadi^[6].
• Lubumbashi's head of government is recorded as Q134287114^[7].
• Lubumbashi's image is recorded as Downtown Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo - 20061130.jpg^[8].
• Lubumbashi's image is recorded as Square in Lubumbashi, 2011.jpg^[9].
• Lubumbashi's continent is recorded as Africa^[10].
• Lubumbashi's instance of is recorded as official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[11].
• Lubumbashi's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Lubumbashi's official language is recorded as French^[13].
• Lubumbashi's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lubumbashi.svg^[14].
• Lubumbashi's coat of arms image is recorded as Lubumbashi coat of arms.svg^[15].
• Patrice Lumumba is named after Lubumbashi^[16].
• Lubumbashi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q3248423^[17].
• Lubumbashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakkâri^[18].
• Lubumbashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ndola^[19].
• Lubumbashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liège^[20].
• Lubumbashi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158273209^[21].
• Lubumbashi's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 173528274^[22].
• Lubumbashi's GND ID is recorded as 4074353-6^[23].
• Lubumbashi's locator map image is recorded as CD-Lubumbashi.png^[24].
• Lubumbashi's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80061037^[25].
• Lubumbashi's IdRef ID is recorded as 027618072^[26].
• Lubumbashi's Commons category is recorded as Lubumbashi^[27].

Body

Geography

Lubumbashi is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5]. Lubumbashi is located in Haut-Katanga Province^[4]. Lubumbashi's continent is recorded as Africa^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Lubumbashi's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+747000000'}^[28]. Lubumbashi's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1208'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1786397'}^[30], {'amount': '+1158051'}^[31], {'amount': '+1067973'}^[32], {'amount': '+817153'}^[33], {'amount': '+564830'}^[34], and {'amount': '+480875'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[11] and big city^[12].

History and Context

+1910-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Lubumbashi^[36]. Patrice Lumumba is named after Lubumbashi^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lubumbashi include Lubumbashi International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[39].

Why It Matters

Lubumbashi ranks in the top 4% of official_city_of_the_democratic_republic_of_the_congo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[2] Lubumbashi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Lubumbashi is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Lubumbashi include Lubumbashi International Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[39].