Haut-Katanga Province

This article is about the present-day province of the DRC. For the former district, see Haut-Katanga District.

Haut-Katanga Province du Haut-Katanga (French) Mkoa wa Katanga Juu (Swahili)
Province
Hills in Katanga during the rainy season
Seal
Coordinates: 11°40′S27°29′E / 11.667°S 27.483°E / -11.667; 27.483
Country	DR Congo
Established	2015 (2015)
Capital and largest city	Lubumbashi
Government
• Governor	Jacques Kyabula [1]
Area
• Total	132,425 km2 (51,130 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,718,800
• Rank	6th
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
License Plate Code	CGO / 04
Official language	French
National language	Kiswahili
Website	www.facebook.com/hautkatangaofficiel

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, and as of 2020, it had an estimated population of 5,718,800. ^[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

Administrative map of Haut-Katanga.

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

Territories:

• Kambove
• Kasenga
• Kipushi
• Mitwaba
• Pweto
• Sakania

Cities:

• Lubumbashi
• Likasi

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province

Approximate correspondence between historical and current province

Belgian Congo				Republic of the Congo		Zaire		Democratic 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-Moero	Katanga	Élisabethville	Katanga	Nord-Katanga	Katanga	Shaba		Katanga	Tanganyika
									Haut-Lomami
Lulua				Lualaba					Lualaba
Haut-Luapula				Katanga-Oriental					Haut-Katanga
Lomami		Lusambo	Kasaï	Lomami	Kasaï-Oriental				Lomami

References

1. Lukusa, Patient (11 July 2024). "Haut-Katanga : Le gouvernement provincial investi". 7sur7.cd (in French). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
2. "Le Katanga officiellement démembré en quatre nouvelles provinces". Radio Okapi (in French). 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
3. "Congo (Dem. Rep.): Provinces, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2024-02-11.