64:
1237:
133:
714:
750:
738:
762:
726:
376:
48:
71:
388:
along the two primary roads in town. Most markets in the city are lacking basic business infrastructure in that the majority of products are displayed on the ground or in makeshift stalls. The road between
Batshamba and Tshikapa was reconstructed between 2012 and 2019 providing safer access to the
367:
The city is set at the confluence of the
Tshikapa and Kasai rivers and the meeting of the R706 and N01 highways. The city consists largely of 1- and 2-story mudbrick structures with metal roofing while the core of the city to the south of the river confluence has some structures with additional
825:
908:
358:
and now has a large population of internally displaced people. In April 2020, the 78-year old N1 Highway Bridge collapsed into the Kasai River causing significant interruptions to the regional transportation network and economy.
326:
at the confluence of the
Tshikapa and Kasai rivers. According to records published by the Utrecht University library, the population of the city has grown from 38,900 in 1970 to 180,900 in 1994. However, the two recent
392:
Tshikapa has two football stadiums, one located to the north of the
Tshikapa River called Dibumba Stadium and one to the south of the river called Kanzala Stadium. The city is located 125 km to the north of the
383:
As of 2014, the city of
Tshikapa has 3 hospitals, 15 hotels, six Regional Institutes, one court, one town hall, one central bank local office and an under-construction water treatment facility. Apart from Tshikapa,
368:
floors. A second bridge across the Kasai river to the north of the confluence was constructed in 2014. There is a water treatment plant located in the center of the at the junction of the R706 and N01 highways. The
891:
331:
have caused great flux in population rendering current figures unreliable. Tshikapa has been a site of diamond mining since its founding in the early 20th century. The city was founded by
432:), fairly typical of the western Democratic Republic of Congo, with a dry season entered upon June and July and a lengthy though not intense wet season from September to May.
936:
787:
909:"DRC - Upgrading of the Tshikapa – Mbuji Mayi Road, Tshikapa –Kamuesha Section (87 Km) and Rehabilitation of Rural Ancillary Agricultural Infrastructure - RAP Summary"
63:
1308:
981:
991:
145:
1236:
413:. Tshikapa is the only town in the province with administrative services. The city has limited access to electricity, gas and clean drinking water.
177:
892:"Réhabilitation du pont Kasaï : l'ACAJ recommande à l'Office des Routes de faire réaliser ces travaux dans le respect du cahier de charge"
307:
31:
1303:
974:
1042:
1259:
95:
967:
342:. The diamond industry is the main form of income for the city. Despite this, it is poor and few of the roads are paved.
713:
761:
749:
959:
401:. Kabodi is the town located nearest to the east, Sami to the south, Katshongo to the west and Mutena to the north.
995:
315:
138:
923:"Democratic Republic of Congo - Batshamba-Tshikapa Road Improvement Project: Loange Bridge - Lovua Bridge Section"
426:
290:
859:
737:
335:, an American/Belgian mining consortium which discovered diamonds near this location in the early 1900s.
922:
812:
725:
372:
is located on the southern edge of the city center. The city has 67 primary and 36 secondary schools.
844:
47:
422:
295:
954:
8:
788:"Kasaï : les nouveaux animateurs de la petite territoriale officiellement installés"
282:
1298:
989:
369:
339:
200:
350:
Tshikapa was founded in the early 1900s by the
American-Belgian mining consortium
1006:
864:
355:
328:
937:"Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tshikapa, Democratic Republic of the Congo"
410:
311:
150:
1292:
1274:
1261:
1132:
110:
97:
351:
332:
157:
1213:
1177:
375:
247:
188:
869:
16:
Provincial capital and city in Kasai, Democratic
Republic of the Congo
1150:
1051:
273:
184:
409:
The economic main activities are agriculture and diamond digging in
1204:
167:
1186:
1159:
1123:
1105:
1096:
323:
196:
192:
955:
Map from Texas
University library indicating Tshikapa's location
1195:
1168:
1114:
1078:
1060:
1024:
1015:
394:
319:
278:
1141:
1087:
1033:
398:
1069:
318:. The city is located 60 km (37 mi) north of the
386:
only two out of the six permanent markets were numbered
1290:
83:Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1309:Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
975:
322:border and 189 km (117 mi) west of
1240:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
815:Population of Tshikapa, city and urban area
982:
968:
929:
903:
901:
838:
354:. The city grew rapidly as result of the
374:
898:
1291:
379:The new Kasai River Bridge at Tshikapa
963:
857:
785:
1249:Provinces are shown between brackets
13:
1304:Populated places in Kasaï Province
1235:
14:
1320:
948:
786:Kavua, Hénock (25 January 2023).
767:Bridge over a river in Tshikapa.
996:Democratic Republic of the Congo
858:Baker, Aryn (7 September 2015).
760:
748:
736:
724:
712:
316:Democratic Republic of the Congo
139:Democratic Republic of the Congo
131:
70:
69:
62:
46:
941:Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
257: • Urban density
228:38 km (15 sq mi)
915:
884:
851:
832:
818:
806:
779:
362:
1:
772:
628:Average rainfall mm (inches)
260:19,000/km (50,000/sq mi)
839:Marcosson, Isaac F. (1921).
52:An overhead view of Tshikapa
7:
558:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
488:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
10:
1325:
755:St Vincent de Paul Church.
719:Market of Reconciliation.
705:
697:
439:Climate data for Tshikapa
438:
416:
404:
345:
338:The city is served by the
236:485 m (1,591 ft)
1247:
1233:
1002:
845:Curtis Publishing Company
627:
557:
487:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
289:
272:
264:
256:
245:
240:
232:
224:
219:
211:
206:
176:
166:
156:
144:
126:
91:
57:
45:
38:
28:
21:
423:tropical savanna climate
30:Provincial capital and
1241:
380:
1239:
1218:(Kasaï Oriental)
698:Source: Weatherbase
378:
939:. Weatherbase. 2011.
841:An African Adventure
1271: /
743:Saint Andre Church.
397:Border Crossing at
283:Central Africa Time
107: /
1242:
872:on August 29, 2015
813:PopulationStat.com
731:Referral Hospital.
381:
225: • Urban
212: • Mayor
1254:
1253:
702:
701:
301:
300:
265: • City
215:Faustin Lumuluabo
40:Ville de Tshikapa
1316:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1275:6.417°S 20.800°E
1272:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1228:
1219:
1210:
1201:
1192:
1183:
1174:
1165:
1156:
1147:
1138:
1129:
1120:
1111:
1102:
1093:
1084:
1075:
1066:
1057:
1048:
1039:
1030:
1021:
1012:
990:Capitals of the
984:
977:
970:
961:
960:
942:
940:
933:
927:
926:
919:
913:
912:
905:
896:
895:
894:. 21 April 2021.
888:
882:
881:
879:
877:
868:. Archived from
860:"Blood Diamonds"
855:
849:
848:
836:
830:
829:
822:
816:
810:
804:
803:
801:
799:
783:
764:
752:
740:
728:
716:
436:
435:
387:
370:Tshikapa Airport
340:Tshikapa Airport
137:
135:
134:
122:
121:
119:
118:
117:
112:
111:6.417°S 20.800°E
108:
105:
104:
103:
100:
73:
72:
66:
50:
19:
18:
1324:
1323:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1314:
1313:
1289:
1288:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1270:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1255:
1250:
1243:
1231:
1226:
1217:
1208:
1200:(Kongo Central)
1199:
1190:
1181:
1172:
1163:
1154:
1145:
1136:
1128:(Kasai-Central)
1127:
1118:
1109:
1100:
1091:
1082:
1073:
1064:
1055:
1046:
1037:
1028:
1019:
1010:
998:
988:
951:
946:
945:
935:
934:
930:
921:
920:
916:
907:
906:
899:
890:
889:
885:
875:
873:
856:
852:
837:
833:
824:
823:
819:
811:
807:
797:
795:
784:
780:
775:
768:
765:
756:
753:
744:
741:
732:
729:
720:
717:
708:
703:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
552:
547:
542:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
497:
492:
421:Tshikapa has a
419:
407:
385:
365:
356:First Congo War
348:
306:is the capital
132:
130:
115:
113:
109:
106:
101:
98:
96:
94:
93:
87:
86:
85:
84:
81:
80:
79:
78:
74:
53:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1322:
1312:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1280:-6.417; 20.800
1252:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1234:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1220:
1211:
1202:
1193:
1184:
1182:(Haut‑Katanga)
1175:
1166:
1157:
1148:
1139:
1130:
1121:
1112:
1103:
1094:
1085:
1076:
1067:
1058:
1049:
1040:
1031:
1022:
1013:
1003:
1000:
999:
987:
986:
979:
972:
964:
958:
957:
950:
949:External links
947:
944:
943:
928:
914:
911:. 31 May 2019.
897:
883:
850:
847:. p. 246.
831:
826:"Google Earth"
817:
805:
792:mediacongo.net
777:
776:
774:
771:
770:
769:
766:
759:
757:
754:
747:
745:
742:
735:
733:
730:
723:
721:
718:
711:
707:
704:
700:
699:
695:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
625:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
555:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
485:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
441:
440:
434:
418:
415:
411:Kasai Province
406:
403:
364:
361:
347:
344:
312:Kasai Province
299:
298:
293:
287:
286:
276:
270:
269:
266:
262:
261:
258:
254:
253:
250:
243:
242:
238:
237:
234:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
217:
216:
213:
209:
208:
204:
203:
180:
174:
173:
172:Tshikapa River
170:
164:
163:
160:
154:
153:
148:
142:
141:
128:
124:
123:
116:-6.417; 20.800
89:
88:
82:
76:
75:
68:
67:
61:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
36:
35:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1321:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1296:
1294:
1287:
1284:
1246:
1238:
1224:
1221:
1215:
1212:
1206:
1203:
1197:
1194:
1188:
1185:
1179:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1161:
1158:
1152:
1149:
1143:
1140:
1134:
1131:
1125:
1122:
1119:(Haut-Lomami)
1116:
1113:
1107:
1104:
1098:
1095:
1089:
1086:
1080:
1077:
1071:
1068:
1062:
1059:
1056:(Nord-Ubangi)
1053:
1050:
1044:
1041:
1035:
1032:
1026:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1001:
997:
993:
985:
980:
978:
973:
971:
966:
965:
962:
956:
953:
952:
938:
932:
924:
918:
910:
904:
902:
893:
887:
871:
867:
866:
861:
854:
846:
842:
835:
827:
821:
814:
809:
793:
789:
782:
778:
763:
758:
751:
746:
739:
734:
727:
722:
715:
710:
709:
696:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
626:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
556:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
486:
442:
437:
433:
431:
428:
424:
414:
412:
402:
400:
396:
390:
377:
373:
371:
360:
357:
353:
343:
341:
336:
334:
330:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
297:
294:
292:
288:
284:
280:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
249:
246: •
244:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
218:
214:
210:
205:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
183:
181:
179:
175:
171:
169:
165:
161:
159:
155:
152:
149:
147:
143:
140:
129:
125:
120:
92:Coordinates:
90:
65:
56:
49:
44:
41:
37:
33:
27:
20:
1256:
1222:
1110:(Tanganyika)
1083:(Mai-Ndombe)
1065:(Sud-Ubangi)
931:
917:
886:
876:13 September
874:. Retrieved
870:the original
863:
853:
840:
834:
820:
808:
796:. Retrieved
791:
781:
429:
420:
408:
391:
382:
366:
349:
337:
303:
302:
182:
39:
1278: /
1092:(Haut-Uele)
1074:(Nord-Kivu)
794:(in French)
363:Orientation
158:City status
114: /
1293:Categories
1214:Mbuji-Mayi
1209:(Équateur)
1178:Lubumbashi
1047:(Bas-Uele)
1029:(Sud-Kivu)
798:26 January
773:References
352:Forminière
333:Forminière
329:Congo wars
241:Population
207:Government
189:Dibumba II
1191:(Sankuru)
1173:(Mongala)
1164:(Lualaba)
1151:Kisangani
1146:(Maniema)
1052:Gbadolite
1020:(Tshuapa)
992:provinces
274:Time zone
233:Elevation
185:Dibumba I
168:Named for
1299:Tshikapa
1223:Tshikapa
1205:Mbandaka
1155:(Tshopo)
1137:(Kwango)
1101:(Lomami)
1007:Bandundu
304:Tshikapa
178:Communes
146:Province
77:Tshikapa
23:Tshikapa
1266:20°48′E
1227:(Kasaï)
1187:Lusambo
1160:Kolwezi
1124:Kananga
1106:Kalemie
1097:Kabinda
1038:(Ituri)
1011:(Kwilu)
994:of the
706:Gallery
693:(56.7)
417:Climate
405:Economy
395:Angolan
346:History
324:Kananga
320:Angolan
314:in the
291:Climate
268:267,462
252:732,000
197:Mabondo
193:Kanzala
127:Country
102:20°48′E
1263:6°25′S
1225:
1216:
1207:
1198:
1196:Matadi
1189:
1180:
1171:
1169:Lisala
1162:
1153:
1144:
1135:
1126:
1117:
1115:Kamina
1108:
1099:
1090:
1081:
1079:Inongo
1072:
1063:
1061:Gemena
1054:
1045:
1036:
1027:
1025:Bukavu
1018:
1016:Boende
1009:
688:(8.1)
683:(9.2)
678:(5.8)
673:(4.6)
663:(0.7)
658:(0.5)
653:(3.2)
648:(6.1)
643:(7.3)
638:(4.5)
633:(4.7)
444:Month
427:Köppen
389:city.
201:Mbumba
136:
99:6°25′S
1142:Kindu
1133:Kenge
1088:Isiro
1034:Bunia
691:1,443
623:(67)
618:(68)
613:(68)
608:(68)
603:(67)
598:(66)
593:(63)
588:(64)
583:(68)
578:(68)
573:(68)
568:(68)
563:(68)
553:(86)
548:(84)
543:(85)
538:(85)
533:(85)
528:(86)
523:(85)
518:(88)
513:(87)
508:(86)
503:(86)
498:(85)
493:(85)
483:Year
399:Dundo
279:UTC+2
248:Urban
151:Kasai
1070:Goma
1043:Buta
878:2015
865:Time
800:2023
668:(2)
480:Dec
477:Nov
474:Oct
471:Sep
468:Aug
465:Jul
462:Jun
459:May
456:Apr
453:Mar
450:Feb
447:Jan
308:city
220:Area
162:2003
32:city
686:210
681:230
676:150
671:120
646:150
641:190
636:110
631:120
310:of
1295::
900:^
862:.
843:.
790:.
666:51
661:18
656:13
651:81
621:19
616:20
611:20
606:20
601:19
596:19
591:17
586:18
581:20
576:20
571:20
566:20
561:20
551:30
546:29
541:29
536:29
531:29
526:30
521:29
516:31
511:31
506:30
501:30
496:29
491:29
430:Aw
296:Aw
199:,
195:,
191:,
187:,
983:e
976:t
969:v
925:.
880:.
828:.
802:.
425:(
285:)
281:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
