- Haut-Katanga Province
Infobox DRCongo Province
country =Democratic Republic of the Congo
native_name = Province du Haut-Katanga
common_name = Haut-Katanga
capital =Lubumbashi
largest_city =Lubumbashi
national_language =Kiswahili
population_density =
population_estimate = 3,960,945 [http://www.ucdp-info.com/presses_secu_al.htm]
governor =
pop_year =
area =
area_scale = 132.425
districts =
cities =
demonym = none
website =
image_logo_size = NoneHaut-Katanga, or Upper Katanga in English, is a new province of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo to be established by February 2009 by dividingKatanga Province into four parts. Its capital will beLubumbashi .Historical province
From 1963 to 1966, the area was constituted as Katanga Oriental. In 1966, it was merged with
Lualaba Province to createSud-Katanga , and was then merged into the new Shaba region.Presidents
* 13 Aug 1963 - 20 Jul 1965 Édouard Bulundwe (b. 1932)
* 20 Jul 1965 - 24 Apr 1966 Godefroid Munongo (s.a.)Major cities
*
Kolwezi
*Likasi Territories
*
Kambove
*Kasenga
*Kipushi
*Mutshatsha
*Mitwaba
*Pweto
*Sakania Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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