Haut-Katanga Province Explained

Haut-Katanga
Native Name:Province du Haut-Katanga (French)
Mkoa wa Katanga Juu (Swahili)
Type:Province
Coordinates:-11.6667°N 56°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Lubumbashi
Blank Name Sec1:Official language
Blank Info Sec1:French
Blank1 Name Sec1:National language
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kiswahili
Area Total Km2:132425
Area Rank:5th
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Jacques Kyabula[1]
Population Total:5,718,800
Population As Of:2020
Population Rank:6th
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Registration Plate Type:License Plate Code
Registration Plate: CGO / 04

Haut-Katanga (French for "Upper Katanga") is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Lualaba, and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Katanga province.[2] Haut-Katanga was formed from the Haut-Katanga district and the independently administered cities of Likasi and Lubumbashi. Lubumbashi retained its status as a provincial capital. The estimated population was 5,718,800 in 2020.[3]

The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Katanga-Oriental that existed in the early period after independence between 1963 and 1966.

Along with Lualaba, Haut-Katanga is in the Copperbelt of Central Africa. The DRC is only behind Chile, Peru, and the PRC in largest amount of copper produced globally.

Administrative divisions

Haut-Katanga is divided into 6 territories and 2 cities.

Territories:

Cities:

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province

Belgian Congo! colspan=2
Republic of the CongoZaireDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1908 1919 1932 1947 1963 1966 1971 1988 1997 2015
22 districts 4 provinces 6 provinces 6 provinces 21 provinces + capital 8 provinces + capital 8 provinces + capital 11 provinces 11 provinces 26 provinces
Tanganika-MoeroKatangaÉlisabethvilleKatangaNord-KatangaKatangaShabaKatangaTanganyika
Haut-Lomami
LuluaLualabaLualaba
Haut-LuapulaKatanga-OrientalHaut-Katanga
LomamiLusamboKasaïLomamiKasaï-OrientalLomami

Notes and References

  1. News: Lukusa . Patient . Haut-Katanga : Le gouvernement provincial investi . 14 July 2024 . 7sur7.cd . 11 July 2024 . fr.
  2. News: Le Katanga officiellement démembré en quatre nouvelles provinces . 8 June 2020 . . 16 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150719010441/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/07/16/le-katanga-officiellement-demembre-en-quatre-nouvelles-provinces/ . 19 July 2015 . live . fr.
  3. Web site: Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information . 2024-02-11 . www.citypopulation.de . 2022-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626152516/https://www.citypopulation.de/en/drcongo/cities/ . live .