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Kindu Facts

Area20939.9 km²
Population453,129
Male Population225,216 (49.7%)
Female Population227,913 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+302.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+77.4%
Median Age17 years (Male: 16.8, Female: 17.2)
Area Codes6
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-2.94373, 25.92237

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Kindu Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population112,522182,951255,442397,684453,129
Population Density5.4 / km²8.7 / km²12.2 / km²19 / km²21.6 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kindu Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 55.7% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Kindu+253.4%+117.4%+55.7%
Maniema+260.9%+113.5%+51.9%
Democratic Republic of the Congo+237%+120.6%+60.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kindu Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Kindu17 yrs17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
Maniema17 yrs17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
Democratic Republic of the Congo17 yrs17.2 yrs16.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kindu Population Density

Population Density: 21.6 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Kindu453,12920,939.9 km²21.6 / km²
Maniema2.2 million127,389.8 km²17 / km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo77.3 million2,329,724.8 km²33.2 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kindu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kindu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Kindu51,040 tn0.11 tn2.4 tons/km²
Maniema244,520 tn0.11 tn1.9 tons/km²
Democratic Republic of the Congo8,769,681 tn0.11 tn3.8 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Kindu CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)51,040 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.11 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2.4 tons/km²

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
4/20/087:30 AM5.281.8 km10,000 mDemocratic Republic of the Congousgs.gov
7/2/952:34 AM4.462.8 km10,000 mDemocratic Republic of the Congousgs.gov
10/30/843:24 PM4.838.9 km10,000 mDemocratic Republic of the Congousgs.gov

Kindu

Kindu is a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the capital of Maniema province. It has a population of about 200,000 and is situated on the Lualaba River at an altitude of about 500 metres, and is about 400 km west of Bukavu. is linked by rail..

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