Kilwa
Kilwa is a town, headquarters of Moero Sector, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kilwa lies on the west shore of Lake Mweru opposite Kilwa Island, which is part of Zambia.- Type: Town with 6,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Also known as: “Kilwa, Democratic Republic of the Congo”
Kilwa
- Categories: human settlement, village, and locality
- Location: Pweto, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo, Central Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-9.27742° or 9° 16′ 39″ south
Longitude
28.33321° or 28° 19′ 60″ east
Population
6,000
Elevation
950 metres (3,117 feet)
IATA airport code
KIL
United Nations Location Code
CD KIL
Open location code
6G2CP8FM+27
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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