Lualaba Province
Lualaba Province (Jimbo la Lualaba, in Swahili) is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Katanga province. Lualaba was formed from the Lualaba and Kolwezi districts. Kolwezi was a hybrid city/district which was separated from its two territories and the city proper became the capital of the new province. The 2020 population was estimated to be 3,183,300.
Lualaba
Jimbo la Lualaba (Swahili) | |
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Seal | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′S 25°28′E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named for | Lualaba River |
| Capital and largest city | Kolwezi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Fifi Masuka Saini (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121,308 km2 (46,837 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2020 est.) | |
| • Total | 3,183,300 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 14 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kiswahili |
| Website | www |
Along with Haut-Katanga, Lualaba is in the Copperbelt of Central Africa. The DRC is only behind Chile, Peru, and the PRC in largest amount of copper produced globally.
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