Lucapa

Lucapa
Municipality and town
Lucapa, Angola Location Map
Lucapa Location in Angola
Coordinates: 8°25′22″S20°44′21″E / 8.42278°S 20.73917°E / -8.42278; 20.73917
Country	Angola
Province	Lunda Norte Province
Area
• Total	19,300 km2 (7,500 sq mi)
Elevation	880 m (2,890 ft)
Population  (mid 2019) [1]
• Total	179,020
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

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