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Tshikapa

Kasai · DR Congo
City population
634,529
#9
in DR Congo
#1
in Kasai
#880
worldwide
KinshasaTshikapa
-6.416, 20.800 · 650 km from Kinshasa
City population
634,529
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in DR Congo
#9
of 114 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#880
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of DR Congo
0.6%
of the national population

About Tshikapa

Located 650 km from Kinshasa, Tshikapa is the largest city in Kasai, with a population of 634,529. The city ranks ninth among DR Congo's listed cities and holds 0.6% of the national population. Nearby cities include Chitato 99 km away with 246,880 residents and Dundo 106 km away with 177,604 residents.

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
#9of 114
LargestSmallest
Position in Kasai
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
DR Congo
Region
Kasai
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
650 km
to Kinshasa
Elevation
484 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lubumbashi
Coordinates
-6.416, 20.800
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 Congo

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

99KMChitato247K people · Angola106KMDundo178K people · Angola131KMCassanguidi20K people · Angola137KMLuebo45K people188KMKananga1.25M people

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. Tshikapa635K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Tshikapa 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
Tshikapa635K

Tshikapa Population FAQ

What is the population of Tshikapa?

Tshikapa has a city population of 634,529. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Tshikapa?

Tshikapa is in Kasai, DR Congo, 650 km from the capital, Kinshasa. Its coordinates are -6.416, 20.800.

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

It is the 9th largest of the 114 cities of 15,000 or more listed in DR Congo, holding 0.6% of the national population.

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