Lubumbashi City

Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southern corner, bordering the Zambian border, is the most beautiful historical sites in the country. Lubumbashi, the headquarters and largest city of the Haut-Katanga Province, is the region's mining centre, serving as a hub for many of the country's top mining businesses. Although no exact population numbers are available, the city's urban area is expected to have a population of roughly 2,584,000 in 2021.

In 1910, the Belgian government founded the modern-day administration in Élisabethville (sometimes Elizabethville, both in French, or Elisabethstad in Dutch), which was named after Queen Elisabeth, the Belgians' consort. By that time, the Belgian Congo had been renamed when the government had taken over the territory from King Leopold II. Vice-Governor-General Emile Wangermée picked this location because of its closeness to the Etoile du Congo copper mine and the Union Minière du Haut Katanga copper ore smelting oven on the neighboring Lubumbashi River.

In 1910, the Belgian government founded the modern-day administration in Élisabethville (sometimes Elizabethville, both in French, or Elisabethstad in Dutch), which was named after Queen Elisabeth, the Belgians' consort. By that time, the Belgian Congo had been renamed when the government had taken over the territory from King Leopold II. Vice-Governor-General Emile Wangermée picked this location because of its closeness to the Etoile du Congo copper mine and the Union Minière du Haut Katanga copper ore smelting oven on the neighboring Lubumbashi River.

Location : Haut-Katanga