Haut-Katanga Province
| Haut-Katanga | |
|---|---|
| Province | |
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| Coordinates: 11°40′S 27°29′E / 11.667°S 27.483°ECoordinates: 11°40′S 27°29′E / 11.667°S 27.483°E | |
| Country |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Lubumbashi |
| Largest city | Lubumbashi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Jean-Claude Kazembe Musonda[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 132,425 km2 (51,130 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 5th |
| Population (2006 est.) | |
| • Total | 3,960,945 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kiswahili |
Haut-Katanga is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specified under Article 2 of the country's 2006 Constitution,[2] the new province was finally created in 2015 from Haut-Katanga District and the independently administered cities of Lubumbashi and Likasi, all previously part of the pre-2015 Katanga Province. The capital of the new province is Lubumbashi.
The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Katanga-Oriental that existed the early period of post-colonial Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1963 and 1966.
References
- ↑ "RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus". Radio Okapi. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 2". Wikisource.
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