Tshikapa
City in DR Congo: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Tshikapa, Kasai province, DR Congo – As part of its Quick Impact Project, MONUSCO has refurbished the Central Prison in Tshikapa: MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Tshikapa is a city in DR Congo, in Kasai. About 634,529 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of DR Congo in our atlas.
It lies at 6.42° S, 20.80° E, about 484 m (1,588 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lubumbashi time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Tshikapa. Green dots: other major cities of DR Congo. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tshikapa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 34°C (93°F); the coolest nights come in Jun at about 18°C (65°F). Around 1,179 mm (46 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Kananga · 187 km
- Kikwit · 267 km
- Mbuji-Mayi · 309 km
- Masina · 638 km
- Kinshasa · 648 km
- Kolwezi · 702 km
- Mbandaka · 770 km
- Matadi · 812 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 204953 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q277966 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Tshikapa, Kasai province, DR Congo – As part of its Quick Impact Project, MONUSCO has refurbished the Central Prison in Tshikapa: MONUSCO Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)