Kalemie: facts

At a glance

• Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Region: Tanganyika
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 160,961
• Coordinates: 5.9475° S, 29.1947° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lubumbashi (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Franc (CDF)
• Distance to the capital, Kinshasa: 1,548 km (962 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kalemie Airport (FMI): 10 km (6 mi), straight line
• Kigoma Airport (TKQ, Tanzania): 129 km (80 mi), straight line
• Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM, Burundi): 292 km (181 mi), straight line