City Details: Kolwezi
A few alternate names for Kolwezi are: KWZ, Kolvezi, Kolwezi, Колвези
Kolwezi or Kolwesi is the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, west of Likasi. It has an airport and a railway to Lubumbashi. Just outside of Kolwezi there is the static inverter plant of the HVDC Inga-Shaba. The population is approximately 573,000.
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Kolwezi
General Information
- Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Common Name: DR Congo
- Population: 790248
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -10.71484, 25.46674
- Country Code: COD
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Kolwezi
- 1. Kolwezi Airport (KWZ), distance from city center: 7.10 km
- 2. Kamina Base Airport (KMN), distance from city center: 231.68 km
- 3. Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), distance from city center: 245.37 km
Location of Kolwezi
Country Details
- Country: DR Congo
- Official Name: Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Capital: Kinshasa
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Middle Africa
- Population: 108,407,721
- Area: 2,344,858 km²
- Languages: French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili
- Currency: Congolese franc (FC)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Angola
- Burundi
- Central African Republic
- Congo
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
Holidays in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Democratic Republic of the Congo for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Martyrs Day - 2026-01-04
- Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination - 2026-01-16
- Patrice Lumumba Assassination - 2026-01-17
- Kimbangu's Day - 2026-04-06
- Labour Day - 2026-05-01
- Liberation Day - 2026-05-17
- Independence Day - 2026-06-30
- Parents' Day - 2026-08-01
- Congolese Genocide Day - 2026-08-02
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25