Katanga Province
Katanga Province was a province in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo before it was split into four provinces.[1][2] Its mountains have many valuable ores including the majority of the world's cobalt.
Katanga Province
Province du Katanga | |
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Former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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| Coordinates: 11°08′S 27°06′E | |
| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Established | 1966 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Capital | Lubumbashi |
| Largest city | Lubumbashi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 496,871 km2 (191,843 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 est.) | |
| • Total | 5,608,683 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Katangese |
| Official language | French |
| National languages spoken | Swahili |
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