Katanga Province
former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Redirected from Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza)
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.
Katanga Province
Province du Katanga | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Coordinates: 11°08′S 27°06′E / 11.133°S 27.100°E | |
Country | 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/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Demonym | Katangese |
Official language | French |
National languages spoken | Swahili |