Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Likasi is a city of 635,768 people in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Why visit Likasi
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Likasi
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About Likasi
Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From the Wikipedia article Likasi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
History
Shinkolobwe mine, 20 km west of Likasi (then called Jadotville), was described by a 1943 Manhattan Project intelligence report as the most important deposit of uranium yet discovered in the world. The uranium from this mine was used to build the atomic bombs used in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
In 1961, during the United Nations intervention in the Katanga conflict, a company of Irish UN troops deployed to Jadotville fought valiantly, but was besieged and eventually surrendered to troops loyal to the Katangese President Moïse Tshombe.
From the History section of Likasi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries19
Healthcare2
Map of Likasi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 110 km away.
- Kambove 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Fungurume 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- 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
- Likasi-congo-c1930, The original uploader was Humansdorpie at English Wikipedia ., Public domain
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