What is the population of Kolwezi, Lualaba?

Kolwezi has a population of approximately 453,147 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Kolwezi, Lualaba located?

Kolwezi is located in Lualaba, DR Congo, at approximate coordinates -10.7170°, 25.4670°.

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Kolwezi

Total population

453,147

Founded

1937

Air quality index

84Moderate

Elevation1448 m

Land area213 km²

Coordinates-10.72°, 25.47°

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City facts

Founded

1937

Elevation

1448 m

Area

213 km²

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Overview

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.

History & geography

History

The general area of Kolwezi was once known as Keshila. It was conquered by Xind and Konokesh, two agents of Yavu a Newej who were over the eastern expansion of the Lunda Empire in the 1730s or so. The settlement was created in 1938 to be the headquarters for the western mining group of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga. In 1971 it obtained city status and consisted of the communes of Dilala and Manika. In 1976 the territories of Lubudi and Mutshatsha, both previously part of Lualaba District, were attached to it to form the Kolwezi District (districts were called sub-regions at the time). In the 2015 repartitioning this was undone, the two territories and the city proper became separate parts of Lualaba province with the city as capital of the new province. On Saturday, 13 May 1978, ex-Katangese soldiers supported by Angola occupied the city. The government of Zaire asked Belgium, France, Morocco and the United States to restore order. The 2e REP, an elite paratroopers unit of the French Foreign Legion, were sent in to drive out the rebels and rescue any hostages. The Belgian army also deployed a force of some 750 Paracommando Regiment paratroopers and moved out just over 1,800 Europeans to other cities in the region. 700 Africans, including 250 rebels, 170 European hostages and 6 paratroopers died.

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