Haut-Katanga Province
Haut-Katanga (French for "Upper Katanga") is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Katanga province. Haut-Katanga was formed from the Haut-Katanga district and the independently administered cities of Likasi and Lubumbashi. Lubumbashi retained its status as a provincial capital. The estimated population was 5,718,800 in 2020.
Haut-Katanga
Province du Haut-Katanga (French) Mkoa wa Katanga Juu (Swahili) | |
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Province | |
Hills in Katanga during the rainy season | |
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Seal | |
| Coordinates: 11°40′S 27°29′E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Capital and largest city | Lubumbashi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jacques Kyabula Katwe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132,425 km2 (51,130 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,718,800 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 04 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kiswahili |
| Website | www |
The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Katanga-Oriental that existed in the early period after independence between 1963 and 1966.
Along with Lualaba, Haut-Katanga is in the Copperbelt of Central Africa. The DRC is only behind Chile, Peru, and the PRC in largest amount of copper produced globally.