Mitwaba | |
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  Mitwaba | |
| Coordinates: 8°38′S27°20′E / 8.63°S 27.33°E | |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,332 [1] |
Mitwaba is a city in the Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 4,332. [1]
On December 24, 1947, the first fatal airliner crash in present-day Congo occurred near Mitwaba. A Lockheed Lodestar on a Sabena flight from the city to Manono went down inverted after engine issues, killing all 5 onboard. [2]
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