Pweto
Sign in to savePweto is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of Pweto Territory. The town was the scene of a decisive battle in December 2000 during the Second Congo War which resulted in both sides making more active efforts to achieve peace. Pweto and the surrounding region were devastated during the war. little had been done to restore infrastructure or rebuild the economy. The town is served by Pweto Airport.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pweto
- Region
- Haut-Katanga
- Country
- République démocratique du Congo
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pweto
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Road from Pweto to Dubie, Katanga.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Houses along the road from Pweto to Dubie, Katanga
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haut-Katanga Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Territory
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pweto Territory
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 24,767
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Located in
- Haut-Katanga Province
- Image
- Road from Pweto to Dubie, Katanga.jpg
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Location
- Second Congo War
- Pweto today
- References
- External links
Pweto is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of Pweto Territory. The town was the scene of a decisive battle in December 2000 during the Second Congo War which resulted in both sides making more active efforts to achieve peace. Pweto and the surrounding region were devastated during the war. little had been done to restore infrastructure or rebuild the economy. The town is served by Pweto Airport.
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