Kolwezi

Kolwezi
Provincial capital and city
Ville de Kolwezi
Former district until 2015
Former district until 2015
Kolwezi is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kolwezi
Kolwezi
Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 10°43′S 25°28′E / 10.717°S 25.467°E / -10.717; 25.467 10°43′S 25°28′E / 10.717°S 25.467°E / -10.717; 25.467
Country DR Congo
ProvinceLualaba
Founded1938
City status1971
District1976 (1976)–2015 (2016)
Founded byUnion Minière
CommunesDilala, Manika
Government
 • MayorJacques Masengo[1]
Area
 • City213 km2 (82 sq mi)
Elevation
1,448 m (4,751 ft)
Population
 (2015[2])
 • City572,942
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
 • Urban480,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (Central Africa Time)
ClimateCwa

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.

  1. ^ Mfumu, Marcelo (24 January 2023). "Kolwezi : Le maire sortant laisse une dette de plus de 4.700.000$". 7sur7.cd (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Cellule d'Analyses des Indicateurs de Développement".
  3. ^ PopulationStat.com
  4. ^ "Dalarnas Tidningar – Ludvika". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2007.