Tshikapa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Region: Kasai
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 634,529
• Coordinates: 6.4162° S, 20.7999° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lubumbashi (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (CDF)
• Distance to the capital, Kinshasa: 650 km (404 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Dundo Airport (DUE, Angola): 110 km (68 mi), straight line
• Kananga Airport (KGA): 193 km (120 mi), straight line
• Ilebo Airport (PFR): 233 km (145 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sacambote, Angola: 79 km (49 mi)