Lualaba | |
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| Coordinates:10°43′S25°28′E / 10.717°S 25.467°E /-10.717; 25.467 | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 (2015) |
| Named after | 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 | 26.241/km2 (67.965/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Native | BaLunda,Kaonde,BaSalampasu,Sanga,Chokwe |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO /14 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kiswahili |
| Website | www |
Lualaba Province (Jimbo la Lualaba, inSwahili) is aprovince of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the2015 repartitioning when the formerKatanga province was split up into four new provinces—Lualaba,Haut-Katanga,Haut-Lomami, andTanganyika.[2] Lualaba was formed from theLualaba andKolwezi 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]
Along withHaut-Katanga, Lualaba is in theCopperbelt of Central Africa. TheCongo is only behindChile,Peru, andChina 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 withKatanga Oriental to form Sud-Katanga Province, which was later merged back into Katanga. The President of Lualaba, from 1965 the governor, wasDominique Diur who held office from 23 September 1963 until 24 April 1966.
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