Likasi

Likasi
City
Ville de Likasi
Likasi
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 10°58′53″S 26°44′00″E / 10.98139°S 26.73333°E / -10.98139; 26.73333
Country DR Congo
ProvinceHaut-Katanga Province
CommunesKikula, Likasi, Panda, Shituru
Government
 • MayorHenri Mungoma
Area
 • City
245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Elevation
1,318 m (4,324 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • City
635,463
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
495,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
ClimateCwa

Likasi (formerly official names: Jadotville (French) and Jadotstad (Dutch)) is a city in Haut-Katanga Province, in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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