Lubumbashi
second largest city in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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 (4,292 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Haut-Katanga Province[4]
- Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo[5]
- Head of government: Joyce Tunda Kazadi[6], Q134287114[7]
- Continent: Africa[8]
- Instance of: big city[9]
- Official language: French[10]
- Named after: Patrice Lumumba[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Liste des communes de Lubumbashi[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Hakkâri[13], Ndola[14], Liège[15]
- Commons category: Lubumbashi[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 2[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1910[19]
- Official website: https://villedelubumbashi.gouv.cd/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lubumbashi[21]
- Population: 1,786,397[22], 1,158,051[23], 1,067,973[24], 817,153[25], 564,830[26], 480,875[27], 318,000[28], 182,872[29], 173,000[30], 103,385[31], 67,439[32], 28,271[33], 16,180[34], 8000[35]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[36]
- Capital of: Katanga Province[37], State of Katanga[38], Haut-Katanga Province[39]
- Official name: Lubumbashi[40]
- Category for people born here: Q8061961[41]
- Native label: Lubumbashi[42]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Lubumbashi[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 1208 m[44]
- Area: 747,000,000 m²[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lubumbashi include Lubumbashi International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[48].
Why It Matters
Lubumbashi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Lubumbashi is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Lubumbashi include Lubumbashi International Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[48].