Mwene-Ditu | |
Official Name: | Ville de Mwene-Ditu |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | DR Congo |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lomami |
Parts Type: | Communes |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | Bondoyi |
P2: | Musadi |
P3: | Mwene-Ditu |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Gérard Tshibanda[1] |
Established Title: | City status |
Established Date: | 2003 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 195622 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Central Africa Time |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -7°N 50°W |
Elevation M: | 910 |
Mwene-Ditu is a town in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lomami Province.
The town of Mwene Ditu is born of the Presidential Order Act No. 43/2003 of 28 March 2003 on a proposal and request of a national adviser on defense and security during the transition from the Global and Inclusive Agreement signed SUN CITY, South Africa during 2003.
Its importance stems from its strategic position on the rich and not developed areas of green pastures and agro-pastoral, including the proximity to the city of Mbuji-Mayi, capital of the province of Kasai Oriental, located 126 km Mwene-Ditu north. Everything passes through Mwene-Ditu.
It is served by a station on the national railway system.
Mwene-Ditu Airport is located in the northwestern part of the city.
Mwene-Ditu lies along National Road 1 (N1) and is the terminus of National Road 40 (N40)[2]