Lualaba Province
Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lualaba Province (Jimbo la Lualaba, in Swahili) is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning when the former Katanga province was split up into four new provinces—Lualaba, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, and Tanganyika.[2] 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.[3]
Lualaba
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| 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[1] |
| 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 Congo is only behind Chile, Peru, and China in the largest amount of copper produced globally.
Lualaba Province was separated from Katanga Province on 30 June 1963. Then, on 24 April 1966, it was united with Katanga Oriental to form Sud-Katanga Province, which was later merged back into Katanga. The President of Lualaba, from 1965 the governor, was Dominique Diur who held office from 23 September 1963 until 24 April 1966.
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