Haut-Katanga
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![]() Hills in Katanga during the rainy season | |
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Coordinates: 11°40′S 27°29′E / 11.667°S 27.483°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Established | 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 | ![]() |
Official language | French |
National language | Kiswahili |
Website | www |
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. The estimated population was 5,718,800 in 2020.[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.
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