What is the population of Kitwe?
Kitwe has a city population of 665,961. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Zambia · Africa
Kitwe
City population
665,961
#2
in Zambia
#1
in Copperbelt
#829
worldwide
-12.802, 28.213 · 290 km from Lusaka
About Kitwe
Zambia's second-largest city accounts for 3% of the national population. Kitwe sits 290 km from Lusaka and ranks first among ten cities in the Copperbelt region. At 665,961 residents, it anchors a cluster of mining towns: Kalulushi lies 14 km away with 104,046 people, while Mufulira (169,136) and Luanshya (193,293) are within 43 km.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 10
Elevation
1,224 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-12.802, 28.213
Record updated
2024-12-02
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 77 in ZambiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kitwe | 666K |
Kitwe Population FAQ
Where is Kitwe?
Kitwe is in Copperbelt, Zambia, 290 km from the capital, Lusaka. Its coordinates are -12.802, 28.213.
How big is Kitwe compared with other cities in Zambia?
It is the 2nd largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, holding 3.0% of the national population.