Kalemie

Kalemie
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Kalemie
Motto(s): 
Build our Nation, Spirit of Patriotism
Kalemie is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kalemie
Kalemie
Location in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 05°54′46″S 29°11′26″E / 5.91278°S 29.19056°E / -5.91278; 29.19056
Country DR Congo
ProvinceTanganyika
Founded1891
Founded byAlphonse Jacques
CommunesKalemie, Lac, Lukuga
Government
 • MayorDavid Mukeba[1]
Population
 (2012)
 • Total146,974
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
National languageSwahili
ClimateAw

Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a city on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lukuga River, that drains Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River, runs through the city. Kalemie is the capital of Tanganyika Province.

  1. ^ "Les chefs de service urbain de Kalemie appelés à la maximisation des recettes" (in French). Agence congolaise de presse (ACP). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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