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Lucapa

Lucapa
Municipality and town
Lucapa is located in Angola
Lucapa
Lucapa
Location in Angola
Coordinates: 8°25′22″S 20°44′21″E / 8.42278°S 20.73917°E / -8.42278; 20.73917
Country Angola
ProvinceLunda Norte Province
Area
 • Total19,300 km2 (7,500 sq mi)
Elevation
880 m (2,890 ft)
Population
 (mid 2019)[1]
 • Total179,020
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Lucapa is a town, with a population of 110,000 (2014 census)[2] and a municipality with a population of 154,305 (2014 census), located in eastern Angola. Lucapa is the former capital of Lunda Norte Province.

Until the 2014 census its population was difficult to estimate as it has changed greatly over the last 15 years due to internal displacement caused by civil war and the subsequent resettlement.

Economy

The primary industry in the town is mining and several thousand residents are employed by the co-operative mining group formed by SML and ITM Mining.

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces and municipalities in Angola
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Angola


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