Kolwezi
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Kolwezi is a mining city in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for its rich copper and cobalt deposits and its role as a major industrial and economic center in the Lualaba province.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
mining city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | commune ⓘ |
| battleInvolved |
Belgian paratroopers
ⓘ
French Foreign Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ Katangese rebels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOccurredIn | 1978 ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Aw (Köppen) ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
metallurgy
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ |
| governingBody | city council of Kolwezi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
mining pollution
ⓘ
soil contamination ⓘ water contamination ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Battle of Kolwezi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialFacility |
cobalt processing plants
ⓘ
copper smelters ⓘ |
| hasMiningCommodity |
cobalt
ⓘ
copper ⓘ uranium ⓘ |
| hasMiningCompany |
Gécamines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamoto Copper Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutanda Mining NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruashi Mining NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResourceType | non-ferrous metals ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Katanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Lualaba Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cobalt mining
ⓘ
copper mining ⓘ industrial production ⓘ open-pit mines ⓘ uranium deposits ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lualaba Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Lualaba Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTo | Lubumbashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Katanga mining region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
major economic center of Lualaba Province
ⓘ
major industrial center ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Kolwezi Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway connection to Lubumbashi ⓘ road links to Lubumbashi ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
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