What is the population of Likasi?
Likasi has a city population of 635,768. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · DR Congo · Africa
Likasi
City population
635,768
#8
in DR Congo
#2
in Haut-Katanga
#876
worldwide
-10.983, 26.738 · 1,460 km from Kinshasa
About Likasi
The eighth-largest city in DR Congo, Likasi holds 635,768 people and ranks second within Haut-Katanga, 1,460 km from the national capital. It sits 1,288 m above sea level and lies within a cluster of regional urban centres: Kambove is 20 km away with 99,884 people, while Kipushi (169,635) stands 103 km off and Lubumbashi (2,221,925) is positioned 110 km distant.
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
#2of 6
Elevation
1,288 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
-10.983, 26.738
Record updated
2023-11-29
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 CongoClosest 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 |
| Likasi | 636K |
Likasi Population FAQ
Where is Likasi?
Likasi is in Haut-Katanga, DR Congo, 1,460 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -10.983, 26.738.
How big is Likasi compared with other cities in DR Congo?
It is the 8th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 0.6% of the national population.