[1] Kasumbalesa is located in Haut-Katanga Province, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi), south-east of Lubumbashi, the provincial headquarters.

[3] Kasumbalesa sits at an average elevation of 1,420 metres (4,659 ft) above sea level.

[4] The national census, conducted on 1 July 1984, enumerated the population of the town at 31,773 people.

[5] Kasumbalesa is a major crossing point for both human traffic and cargo for both Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.

It is the main conduit of trade that amounted to US$575 million that DR Congo imported from Zambia compared to US$1.7 billion that Zambia imported from its northern neighbor, based on 2015 data.