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KITWE

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

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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

FAQ

3 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).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
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
  }
}
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