Congolese community of Victoria Inc.



Katanga is a southern province in the Congo. Its official name was Shaba between 1971 and 1997. The province will be replaced by four smaller provinces by February 2009. Its regional capital city, Lubumbashi (formerly Elisabethville), is the second largest city in Democratic Republic of Congo. Katanga has a population of about 4.1 million.

Farming and ranching are carried out on the Katanga Plateau. The eastern part of the province is a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, and diamonds.

Copper mining is an important part of the economy of Katanga province. Cobalt mining by individual contractors is also prevalent.

Gecamines is the state owned mining company which has monopoly concessions in the province.