Kolwezi
Also known as Kolwesi
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. The population is approximately 573,000.
Key facts
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- Kolwezi
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- Ville de Kolwezi
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- Provincial capital and city
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- 270px
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- N39 Highway and in the left the La Joie Mall.
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- Former district until 2015
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- Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- right
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Battle of Kolwezi (1978)
- Orientation
- Dilala
- Economy
- Climate
- Transportation
- Road
- Rail
- Air
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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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. The population is approximately 573,000.
Before the creation of Lualaba province in 2015, Kolwezi had two territories attached to it to create the Kolwezi District.
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