Mwene-Ditu

Mwene-Ditu
City
Ville de Mwene-Ditu
Mwene-Ditu Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates: 7°00′S23°27′E / 7.000°S 23.450°E / -7.000; 23.450
Country	DR Congo
Province	Lomami
City status	2003
Communes	Bondoyi, Musadi, Mwene-Ditu
Government
• Mayor	Gérard Tshibanda [1]
Elevation	910 m (2,990 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	195,622
Time zone	UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Mwene-Ditu is a town in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lomami Province.

History

The city 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 north of Mwene-Ditu. Everything passes through Mwene-Ditu.

Transport

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]

See also

• AS Makinku

References

1. Fizé Mukadi, Sylvain (13 March 2023). "Mwene-Ditu : Enfin Gérard Tshibanda et Gédéon Kalomba investis comme Maire et adjoint au maire". Lomamiinfos.net (in French). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
2. "ARRÊTÉ DÉPARTEMENTAL 79/BCE/TPAT/60/004/79 portant fixation des listes des routes constituant le réseau des routes nationales et régionales dans la République du Zaïre" (PDF) (PDF) (in French). 28 February 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

07°00′00″S23°27′0″E / 7.00000°S 23.45000°E / -7.00000; 23.45000