Lualaba Province
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Lualaba Province | |
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| Country |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Capital | Kolwezi |
| Largest city | Kolwezi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | fr[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121,308 km2 (46,837 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2006 est.) | |
| • Total | 1,677,288 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kiswahili |
Lualaba is one of the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] Specified under Article 2 of the country's 2006 Constitution,[3] Tanganyika was finally created in 2015 from Lualaba District, Kolwezi District and the independently administered city of Kolwezi, all previously part of the pre-2015 Katanga Province. Its capital is Kolwezi.
References
- ^ "RDC: liste de nouveaux gouverneurs de province élus". Radio Okapi. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ Central Intelligence Agency (2016). "Democratic Republic of the Congo". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 2". Wikisource.
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