Kolwezi
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Katanga |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 213 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,448 m (4,751 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 453,147 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Lubumbashi Time (UTC+2) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Kolwezi is a city in Katanga Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It is home to an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. The population is approximately 453,000.
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Economy
Kolwezi is an important mining centre for copper and cobalt. There are also uranium, radium, oxide ores, and lime deposits. The Musonoi mine is a set of open-cut pits near Kolwezi from which copper and other metals have been extracted since the 1940s.[2] The nearby Lake Nzilo was created by damming the Lualaba River to provide a source of hydroelectric power and a reservoir of water for the mining activities.[3][4]
History
The city was created in 1937 to be the headquarters for the western mining group of the High Katanga Mining Association (UMHK).
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On Saturday,13 May 1978, ex – Katangese soldiers supported by Angola, occupied the city. The government of Zaire asked Belgium, France, Morocco and the United States to restore order. The 2e REP, an elite paratroopers unit of the French Foreign Legion, were sent in to drive out the rebels and rescue any hostages. The Belgian army also deployed a force of some 750 Paracommando Regiment paratroopers and moved out just over 1,800 Europeans to other cities in the region. 700 Africans, including 250 rebels,[5] 170 European hostages and 6 paratroopers died.
Near Kolwezi there is the static inverter plant of the HVDC Inga-Shaba.[6]
Climate
| Climate data for Kolwezi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (80) |
27 (80) |
27 (80) |
27 (80) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (83) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
27 (80) |
26 (79) |
27.2 (80.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16 (60) |
16 (60) |
16 (60) |
15 (59) |
13 (56) |
11 (51) |
11 (51) |
13 (55) |
14 (58) |
16 (60) |
16 (60) |
16 (60) |
14.4 (57.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 132 (5.2) |
165 (6.5) |
230 (9) |
66 (2.6) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (0.2) |
66 (2.6) |
259 (10.2) |
236 (9.3) |
1,164 (45.8) |
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Transportation
Air
The Kolwezi Airport serves Kolwezi and the surrounding area. The airport is located about 6 km (4 mi) south of Kolwezi.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Kolwezite Mineral Data
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- ↑ Général Gaussères. Les enseignements de Kolwezi – Mai 1978, in les Cahiers du Retex n° 12, supplément à Objectif doctrine 37 (published by Centre de doctrine de l'emploi des forces, Ministère de la Défense). On line : [1], 37-31
- ↑ Dalarnas Tidningar – Ludvika
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Minerals of Kolwezi. |
- "The French Foreign Legion in Kolwezi"(Broken Promise) [2] By Roger Rousseau aux Editions Rexy ISBN 2-9526927-1-8
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