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 (2,323 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 is on the continent of Africa^[8].
• Lubumbashi's instance of is recorded as official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[9].
• Lubumbashi's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Lubumbashi's official language is recorded as French^[11].
• Patrice Lumumba is named after Lubumbashi^[12].
• Lubumbashi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q3248423^[13].
• Lubumbashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakkâri^[14].
• Lubumbashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ndola^[15].
• Lubumbashi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liège^[16].
• Lubumbashi's Commons category is recorded as Lubumbashi^[17].
• Lubumbashi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[18].
• Lubumbashi's local dialing code is recorded as 2^[19].
• January 1, 1910 marks the founding of Lubumbashi^[20].
• Lubumbashi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -11.664166666666667, 'lon': 27.482777777777777}^[21].
• Lubumbashi's official website is recorded as https://villedelubumbashi.gouv.cd/^[22].
• Lubumbashi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lubumbashi^[23].
• Lubumbashi has a population of {'amount': '+1786397'}^[24].
• Lubumbashi has a population of {'amount': '+1158051'}^[25].
• Lubumbashi has a population of {'amount': '+1067973'}^[26].
• Lubumbashi has a population of {'amount': '+817153'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lubumbashi is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5]. Lubumbashi is located in Haut-Katanga Province^[4]. Lubumbashi is on the continent of Africa^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Lubumbashi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+747000000'}^[28]. Lubumbashi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1208'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1786397'}^[24], {'amount': '+1158051'}^[25], {'amount': '+1067973'}^[26], {'amount': '+817153'}^[27], {'amount': '+564830'}^[30], and {'amount': '+480875'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[9] and big city^[10].

History and Context

January 1, 1910 marks the founding of Lubumbashi^[20]. Patrice Lumumba is named after Lubumbashi^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lubumbashi include Lubumbashi International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[34].

Why It Matters

Lubumbashi ranks in the top 4% of official_city_of_the_democratic_republic_of_the_congo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,323 views/month).^[2] Lubumbashi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Lubumbashi is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Lubumbashi include Lubumbashi International Airport^[32], an international airport^[33], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[34].