Chinese Name: Lubumbashi mbth: Lubumbashi Administrative Region Category: Capital Region: Congo (DRC) Katanga Province Location: Katanga Plateau Population: 85.13810000 (1994). Climate conditions: savanna climate airport: lubumbashi international airport history, traffic, in Luhualun, history: Belgian colonists set up a factory to smelt copper in 1908, and a copper mine settlement was built in 19 10. Established in 1942. After World War II, the mining industry expanded on a large scale, the city developed rapidly, and the restaurant and hotel industry developed. There are consulates in Belgium, South Africa, Angola, Italy, Zambia and other countries. The largest mining center in China has two famous copper SICOMINES, Kipsie and Rouach, which are rich in metals such as copper, zinc, lead, cadmium, germanium, actinides and tantalum, and are equipped with large metallurgical enterprises, such as the newly established Hua Gang Mining Company. The city is also called the copper capital of Congo. In addition, there are cement, textile, food, vehicle and mechanical repair industries and hydropower stations. The transportation hub in southern Congo (DRC). The railway runs through the mainland, Zambia, Angola and other countries, but now the railway has been unable to operate normally. The road leads north to all parts of the country. There are Katanga Cultural Center, French Cultural Center, Museum, Public Zoo, Academy of Fine Arts, Lubumbashi University, Teachers College and various specialized schools. There are roads leading to Kasai Lake Mweru, Kalemie Lake Tanganyika, northeastern Congo and eastern Africa, but the road conditions are not good. There is a railway leading to Benguela port in Angola along the Atlantic coast, but it has been abandoned. The coast of the Indian Ocean can be reached by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. Luano International Airport is located at 0/7km northeast of the urban area and built at 1958. During the period when Katanga Province tried to secede from the Republic of Congo (1960 ~ 1963), Lubumbashi gathered many dissidents. Transportation Congo (DRC) is relatively developed in air transport, and Lubumbashi is its important airport. There is no direct flight between Congo (DRC) and China. The routes operated by Ethiopian Airlines (every Monday, Wednesday and Friday) have established communication links between Lubumbashi and big cities in China. After Egypt Air signed a contract with Beijing Fan Yuan International Transportation Service Co., Ltd. to become a freight forwarding company, the freight volume between China and Ganggang increased day by day. Air transport plays an extremely important role in the domestic transport system of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Because there is no road, railway or waterway connection between provincial capitals, the land is not smooth, and the plane is the most important means of transportation. Due to the lack of maintenance and updating, most aviation infrastructure and aircraft are seriously aging. The service quality, punctuality and safety of domestic flights are poor, and air crashes occur frequently. Part of its international flights are operated by foreign airlines, and its safety is relatively guaranteed. Lubumbashi international airport (IATA:FBM) has six airlines operating 65,438+02 routes, serving 65,438+00 cities in five countries and regions. Include Jinxiasha, Lusaka, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Addis Ababa. Since 2008, the economic crisis in Lu Hua has had a great impact on the city. Many mining enterprises are underemployed and the local unemployment rate remains high, which adds anxiety to the already turbulent local situation. There are about 1500 Chinese in this city, most of whom are mining operators, and there is also a Chinese restaurant. China Railway, China Hydropower, China Nonferrous Metals and other central enterprises have been stationed one after another to carry out mining cooperation with the country. Weihai International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd. has projects such as roads and water supply under construction in Lubumbashi.