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.
4-485: 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
8-486: A provincial capital, and as of 2020, it had an estimated population of 5,718,800. The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Katanga-Oriental that existed in the early period after independence between 1963 and 1966. Along with Lualaba , Haut-Katanga is in the Copperbelt of Central Africa. The DRC is only behind Chile , Peru , and the PRC in largest amount of copper produced globally. Haut-Katanga
12-583: The 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning . Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami , Lualaba , and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Katanga province . Haut-Katanga was formed from the Haut-Katanga district and the independently administered cities of Likasi and Lubumbashi . Lubumbashi retained its status as
16-408: The governor, was Dominique Diur who held office from 23 September 1963 until 24 April 1966. [REDACTED] Media related to Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo at Wikimedia Commons This Democratic Republic of the Congo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga (French for "Upper Katanga") is one of
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