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Kolwezi

Lualaba · DR Congo
City population
790,248
#7
in DR Congo
#1
in Lualaba
#702
worldwide
KinshasaKolwezi
-10.715, 25.467 · 1,325 km from Kinshasa
City population
790,248
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in DR Congo
#7
of 114 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#702
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of DR Congo
0.7%
of the national population

About Kolwezi

The seventh-largest city in DR Congo by population, Kolwezi holds 790,248 residents and accounts for 0.7% of the national population. Located 1,325 km from Kinshasa, it is the largest settlement in Lualaba province. Likasi, with 635,768 people, lies 142 km away; other nearby cities include Kambove at 125 km with 99,884 residents and Fungurume at 94 km with 50,100.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in DR Congo
#7of 114
LargestSmallest
Position in Lualaba
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
DR Congo
Region
Lualaba
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
1,325 km
to Kinshasa
Elevation
1,485 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
-10.715, 25.467
Record updated
2025-05-08
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 114 in DR Congo

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

94KMFungurume50K people107KMMalemba44K people125KMKambove100K people142KMLikasi636K people155KMChisasa17K people · Zambia

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kolwezi790K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kolwezi compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kolwezi790K

Kolwezi Population FAQ

What is the population of Kolwezi?

Kolwezi has a city population of 790,248. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kolwezi?

Kolwezi is in Lualaba, DR Congo, 1,325 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -10.715, 25.467.

How big is Kolwezi compared with other cities in DR Congo?

It is the 7th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 0.7% of the national population.

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