Kolwezi | |
|---|---|
Provincial capital and city | |
| Ville de Kolwezi | |
 Former district until 2015 | |
  Kolwezi Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 10°43′S 25°28′E / 10.717°S 25.467°E 10°43′S 25°28′E / 10.717°S 25.467°E | |
| Country |  DR Congo |
| Province | Lualaba |
| Founded | 1938 |
| City status | 1971 |
| District | 1976–2015 |
| Founded by | Union Minière |
| Communes | Dilala, Manika |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Masengo[1] |
| Area | |
| • City | 213 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,448 m (4,751 ft) |
| Population (2015[2]) | |
| • City | 572,942 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 480,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
| Climate | Cwa |
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.[4] The population is approximately 573,000.
Before the creation of Lualaba province in 2015 Kolwezi had two territories attached to it and the whole was known as the Kolwezi District.
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