Katanga Province
Katanga Province was a province in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo before it was split into four provinces.[1][2] Its mountains have many valuable ores including the majority of the world's cobalt.
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Province du Katanga | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Location of | |
| Coordinates: 11°08′S 27°06′E / 11.133°S 27.100°ECoordinates: 11°08′S 27°06′E / 11.133°S 27.100°E | |
| Country | 22x20px Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Established | 1966 |
| Dissolved | 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) |
| Official language | French |
| National languages spoken | Swahili |
Katanga Province Media
- Malachite Katanga ROM.jpg
Another malachite specimen from Katanga, on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.
- Shinkolobwe.jpg
Mine de Shinkolobwe. The uranium for the Manhattan Project and the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki came from Shinkolobwe mine.
- Katanga Hills.jpg
Les collines verdoyantes du Katanga durant la saison des pluies.
- Katanga provincial parliament building.jpg
Provincial assembly building of Katanga in Lubumbashi
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Lualaba.svg
Location of Province (see file name) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Lomami.svg
Location of Province (see file name) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Haut-Lomami.svg
Location of Province (see file name) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Haut-Katanga.svg
Location of Province (see file name) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (26 provinces) - Tanganyika.svg
Location of Province (see file name) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
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