former Katanga Province (before 2015 territorial reform)
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The former Katanga Province was a large, mineral-rich administrative region in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, historically known for its copper and cobalt mining industry and later subdivided in the 2015 territorial reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former Katanga Province (before 2015 territorial reform) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | first-level subdivision of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bandundu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Kasai-Oriental Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Maniema Province NERFINISHED ⓘ South Kivu Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Lubumbashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Kipushi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolwezi NERFINISHED ⓘ Likasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lubumbashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMiningArea |
Copperbelt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolwezi mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 2015 ⓘ |
| governmentType | provincial government ⓘ |
| historicalName | Shaba Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cobalt mining
ⓘ
copper mining ⓘ mineral wealth ⓘ mining industry ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Lubumbashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| majorResource |
cobalt
ⓘ
copper ⓘ tin ⓘ uranium ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Katanga region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalRegion | Katanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedTo | Shaba Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former administrative division ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
Haut-Katanga Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haut-Lomami Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Lualaba Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanganyika Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialReform | 2015 territorial reform of the Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: former Katanga Province (before 2015 territorial reform) Description of subject: The former Katanga Province was a large, mineral-rich administrative region in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, historically known for its copper and cobalt mining industry and later subdivided in the 2015 territorial reform.
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