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Kolwezi

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Also known as Kolwesi

Kolwezi or Kolwesi is the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It has an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. Just outside of Kolwezi there is the static inverter plant of the HVDC Inga-Shaba. The population is approximately 573,000.

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Settlement.name
Kolwezi
Settlement.official_name
Ville de Kolwezi
Settlement.settlement_type
Provincial capital and city
Settlement.image_skyline
Lualaba 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
270px
Settlement.image_caption
N39 Highway and in the left the La Joie Mall.
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Kolwezi.png
Settlement.image_map
DRC Katanga Kolwezi.png
Settlement.map_caption
Former district until 2015
Settlement.pushpin_map
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
DR Congo
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lualaba
Settlement.parts_type
Communes
Settlement.parts_style
para

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ville de Kolwezi
Population
418000
Area
213
Elevation
1448
Image
Kamoto Mine - panoramio.jpg
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Commons category
Kolwezi
inception
1937-00-00
native label
Kolwezi
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14 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Battle of Kolwezi (1978)
  • Orientation
  • Dilala
  • Economy
  • Climate
  • Transportation
  • Road
  • Rail
  • Air
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Kolwezi or Kolwesi is the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It has an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. Just outside of Kolwezi there is the static inverter plant of the HVDC Inga-Shaba. The population is approximately 573,000.

Before the creation of Lualaba province in 2015, Kolwezi had two territories attached to it to create the Kolwezi District.

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