Location & Surroundings
Kikwit is a city in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo with 509,367 inhabitants, at 466 m elevation. The national capital Kinshasa is about 395 km to the west. The nearest airport is Kikwit Airport, 3 km away.
Also known as: Киквит · 基奎特 · किकविट · Киквите · كيكويت · キクウィト
Overview
Kikwit is city in Congo-Kinshasa — FR ville de la République démocratique du Congo.
It is located in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The population is about 397,737 (2012).
It covers about 92 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 452 metre.
Also known as: PT Kikwit
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Basic Data
- Country Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Located in Kwilu
- Area 92 square kilometre
- Type populated place (PPL)
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Geography
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Coordinates
5° 2' 28" S, 18° 48' 58" E
- Elevation DEM: 466 m
- Timezone Africa/Kinshasa
- Time Shift GMT 1 (DST 1)
Statistics & Country
- Population 509,367
- Pop. Density 9,496 p/km²
- Built-up 34.9%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Franc (CDF)
- Phone Prefix +243
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 15:15
- Sunrise 05:19
- Sunset 17:37
- Day length 12 h 19 min
Other populated places nearby
Alternate Names
Weather in Kikwit
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Kikwit, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 23.5 C with partly cloudy skies and a 1.3 m/s south-easterly wind. Next 24h: 21.1 to 34.4 C, max wind 1.3 m/s. Precip around 1.1 mm. Solar peaks near 793 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 23.5 | 1.3 | 131 | 76 | 1,014.8 | - / 0.00 | 29 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 34.4 | 1.1 | 118 | 35 | 1,010.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 58 | 793.1 | n/a |
| 12h | 23.4 | 0.7 | 146 | 77 | 1,011.6 | 0.30 / 0.30 | 98 | 231.0 | n/a |
| 18h | 21.1 | 0.7 | 38 | 87 | 1,013.2 | 0.00 / 0.05 | 98 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 22.5 | 0.9 | 141 | 88 | 1,015.5 | 1.04 / 1.08 | 79 | 37.5 | n/a |
| 30h | 35.0 | 1.1 | 339 | 34 | 1,009.6 | 0.00 / 0.48 | 69 | 806.4 | n/a |
| 36h | 25.0 | 0.4 | 310 | 66 | 1,010.4 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 5 | 187.2 | n/a |
| 42h | 22.3 | 0.3 | 233 | 78 | 1,012.1 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 79 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Saturday | 25.2 | 0.3 | 247 | 71 | 1,014.4 | 0.02 / 0.02 | 99 | 35.3 | n/a |
| 54h | 31.4 | 0.9 | 48 | 51 | 1,009.3 | 0.24 / 0.25 | 100 | 648.5 | n/a |
| 60h | 22.0 | 1.4 | 274 | 97 | 1,013.0 | 7.31 / 7.56 | 86 | 48.4 | n/a |
| 66h | 21.1 | 1.0 | 210 | 98 | 1,012.3 | 0.00 / 4.07 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| Sunday | 21.2 | 1.3 | 245 | 98 | 1,014.8 | 1.32 / 5.39 | 99 | 3.4 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Commons category Kikwit