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 . 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.
2-567: Fungurume is a town in Lualaba province, in southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo . In 2012, it had a population of 34,104, up from 28,938 in 2008. The city is located about 200 kilometers from Lubumbashi . Its economy is mostly based around copper and cobalt mines. This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lualaba Province Along with Haut-Katanga , Lualaba
4-464: 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,
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