KITWE

Copperbelt · ZAMBIA (ZM) · 12.80°S / 28.21°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 911,148

Kitwe is a city in Zambia with a population of 665,961. It sits at -12.80/28.21, runs on Africa/Lusaka, is 13 km from Kalulushi.

Population 665,961

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lusaka

All facts

fields

Country: Zambia
Subdivision: Copperbelt
Coords: 12.80°S / 28.21°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

W Kalulushi Copperbelt 104,046 13.6 km

NW Chambishi Copperbelt 34,888 25.6 km

N Mufulira Copperbelt 169,136 28.1 km

SE Luanshya Copperbelt 193,293 43.1 km

N Mokambo Haut-Katanga 34,762 43.9 km

NW Chingola Copperbelt 256,560 46.9 km

E Ndola Copperbelt 627,503 49.1 km

Air access

nearby

KIW

Southdowns Airport

Medium airport

12.8 km

NLA

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport

Large airport

37.4 km

CGJ

Kasompe Airport

Medium airport

43.0 km

FLLA

Luanshya Zambia Airport

Small airport

44.2 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kitwe?: 665,961 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kitwe in?: Africa/Lusaka.
Which country is Kitwe in?: Zambia (ZM).
Which airport serves Kitwe?: Southdowns Airport (KIW).
How far is Kitwe from Lusaka?: About 290 km.
Does Kitwe have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Zambia?: English.
What currency is used in Zambia?: Zambian Kwacha.
How many cities are in Zambia?: 98 on record.
Which admin region is Kitwe in?: Copperbelt.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/911148

{
  "data": {
    "id": 911148,
    "name": "Kitwe",
    "ascii_name": "Kitwe",
    "country_code": "ZM",
    "population": 665961,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lusaka",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -12.80243,
    "longitude": 28.21323
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.4x the population of Kalulushi.
13 km from Kalulushi.
Same timezone (Africa/Lusaka) as 97 other cities in Zambia.