Shituru

Shituru is a town that is now a commune of the city of in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also the location of a copper mine, smelter and hydrometallurgical plant that was operated by the state-owned Gécamines.
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  • Type: Mine
  • Description: mine in Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Also known as: “Jadotville-Shituru”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Likasi.

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is a city of 630,000 inhabitants in . The city is full of hills, hence the name ya Bilima, of the hills. Its highest point, Karajipopo in the commune of Panda, is 1,427 m.

Shituru

Latitude
-11.01667° or 11° 1′ south
Longitude
26.76667° or 26° 46′ east
Elevation
1,272 metres (4,173 feet)
Open location code
5GW8XQM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
922161
Wiki­data ID
Q3541532
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Shituru” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Шитуру”
  • Cebuano: “Shituru”
  • French: “Shituru”
  • French: “Tshituru”
  • Swahili: “Shituru”
  • Swahili: “Tshituru”
  • Swedish: “Shituru”

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