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Katanga Province

Province du Katanga
Former province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location of Katanga Province
Country  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Established 1966 (1966)
Dissolved 2015 (2015)
Capital Lubumbashi
Largest city Lubumbashi
Area
 • Total 496,871 km2 (191,843 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 est.)
 • Total 5,608,683
 • Density 11.288006/km2 (29.23580/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Katangese
Official language French
National languages spoken Swahili

Katanga Province was a province in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo before it was split into four provinces. Its mountains have many valuable ores including the majority of the world's cobalt.

Images for kids

  • Malachite Kolwezi Katanga Congo

    Malachite specimen, showing the original botryoidal form and a polished face of the opposite half of the specimen. Mines in the vicinity of Kolwezi supply much of the polishing-grade malachite in the world.

  • Malachite Katanga ROM

    Another malachite specimen from Katanga, on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.

  • Shinkolobwe

    Mine de Shinkolobwe. The uranium for the Manhattan Project and the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki came from Shinkolobwe mine.

  • Katanga Hills

    Hills of Katanga

  • Katanga provincial parliament building

    Provincial assembly building of Katanga in Lubumbashi

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Provincia de Katanga para niños

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