Pweto

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Pweto

Air quality index

74Moderate

Elevation942 m

Coordinates-8.47°, 28.90°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Pweto is a town in the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the administrative center of Pweto Territory. The town was the scene of a decisive battle in December 2000 during the Second Congo War which resulted in both sides making more active efforts to achieve peace. Pweto and the surrounding region were devastated during the war. As of 2011 little had been done to restore infrastructure or rebuild the economy. The town is served by Pweto Airport.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Haut-Katanga

• Mutabi
  26.8 mi away
• Kilwa
  67.6 mi away · pop. 6,000
• Mitwaba
  106.9 mi away
• Kasungeshi
  108.6 mi away
• Kipanga
  117.1 mi away
• Kasomeno
  163.1 mi away
• Tondo
  179.5 mi away
• Mwadingusha
  194 mi away
• Lwambo
  218.4 mi away
• Lwishia
  226.2 mi away
• Likasi
  227.6 mi away
• Kambove
  228.3 mi away

Browse all places in Haut-Katanga →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Tropical House Gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Seen 2026-02-01

Eastern Flat-backed Toad

Sclerophrys pusilla

Seen 2026-01-30

Woodland Dormouse

Graphiurus murinus

Seen 2026-01-29

Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

Seen 2026-01-29

African Hermit Spider

Nephilingis cruentata

Seen 2026-01-23

Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Seen 2025-12-15

African oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Seen 2025-12-14

Nile Ridged Frog

Ptychadena nilotica

Seen 2025-12-11

Cheirolasia burkei

Cheirolasia burkei

Seen 2025-12-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).