Sphalerite (39960490723) · Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0

Silver and Bornite (47122094084) · Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0

Bornite (46852778705) · Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0

Renierite with Tennantite (32825733517) · Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0

Renierite with Sphalerite and Tetrahedrite (46852768905) · Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0

Kipushi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kipushi is a city of 169,635 people in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Population169,635 GeoNames

RegionHaut-Katanga

Elevation1,329 m 4,360 ft

Time zoneAfrica/Lubumbashi

Nearest airportLubumbashi International Airport (FBM) 36 km

Why visit Kipushi

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.

About Kipushi

Kipushi is a border city in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies 35 km southwest of the city of Lubumbashi, very close to the border with Zambia, at an altitude of 1329 m (4363 ft). The main economic activity of the town is mining. Kipushi is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi.

From the Wikipedia article Kipushi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks1

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Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

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Map of Kipushi

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Getting there and nearby towns

Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.

Lubumbashi 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

Photo credits

Sphalerite (39960490723), Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Silver and Bornite (47122094084), Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bornite (46852778705), Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Renierite with Tennantite (32825733517), Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Renierite with Sphalerite and Tetrahedrite (46852768905), Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0

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