Kolwezi

Summary

Kolwezi is an official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[1]. Kolwezi draws 908 Wikipedia views per month (official_city_of_the_democratic_republic_of_the_congo category, ranking #5 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kolwezi is located in Katanga Province^[3].
• Kolwezi is located in Lualaba Province^[4].
• Kolwezi is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5].
• Kolwezi's instance of is recorded as official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[6].
• Kolwezi's official language is recorded as French^[7].
• Kolwezi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manika, Kolwezi^[8].
• Kolwezi's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dilala^[9].
• Kolwezi's Commons category is recorded as Kolwezi^[10].
• Kolwezi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[11].
• Kolwezi's located in time zone is recorded as Central Africa Time^[12].
• 1937 marks the founding of Kolwezi^[13].
• Kolwezi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -10.716666666667, 'lon': 25.466666666667}^[14].
• Kolwezi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kolwezi^[15].
• Kolwezi has a population of {'amount': '+418000'}^[16].
• Kolwezi's capital of is recorded as Lualaba Province^[17].
• Kolwezi's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Ville de Kolwezi'}^[18].
• Kolwezi's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Kolwezi'}^[19].
• Kolwezi's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Kolwezi^[20].
• Kolwezi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1448'}^[21].
• Kolwezi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+213'}^[22].

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Geography

Kolwezi is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[5]. Located in include Katanga Province^[3], a historical region^[23], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[24], founded in 1910^[25] and Lualaba Province^[4], a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[26], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Kolwezi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+213'}^[22]. Kolwezi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1448'}^[21]. Kolwezi has a population of {'amount': '+418000'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Kolwezi's instance of is recorded as official city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo^[6].

History and Context

1937 marks the founding of Kolwezi^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kolwezi include kolwezite^[28], a mineral species^[29].

Why It Matters

Kolwezi draws 908 Wikipedia views per month (official_city_of_the_democratic_republic_of_the_congo category, ranking #5 of 26).^[2] Kolwezi has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Kolwezi is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Kolwezi include kolwezite^[28], a mineral species^[29].