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Pweto, Province du Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo


Type:Mission - a place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion
Mindat.org Region:Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Region:Province du Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Latitude:8° 26' 43" S
Longitude:28° 54' 54" E
Lat/Long (dec):-8.44547,28.91506
Köppen climate type:Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Feature ID:206115
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:206115:3
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Pweto Cu-Ag deposit, Lake Mweru, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 28' 11" S28° 54' 12" E3.0km (1.9 miles)
Kapulo Mines, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 17' 18" S29° 12' 4" E36.0km (22.4 miles)
Safari Pit, Kapulo, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 19' 42" S29° 14' 17" E37.8km (23.5 miles)
Safari South Deposit, Kapulo Mines, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 19' 54" S29° 14' 22" E37.9km (23.5 miles)
Safari North Deposit, Kapulo Mines, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 19' 27" S29° 14' 15" E38.0km (23.6 miles)
Safari North Pit, Kapulo, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 19' 27" S29° 14' 15" E38.0km (23.6 miles)
Luao-Kasonga deposit, Kapulo, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 20' 4" S29° 14' 29" E38.0km (23.6 miles)
Shaba Pit, Kapulo, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 18' 15" S29° 13' 59" E38.3km (23.8 miles)
Shaba Deposit (CMCC MawsonWest), Kapulo Mines, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 18' 9" S29° 13' 59" E38.4km (23.9 miles)
Kapulo, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 18' 15" S29° 14' 42" E39.5km (24.6 miles)
Lake Mweru, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 56' 12" S28° 45' 59" E57.0km (35.4 miles)
Mawson West Pit, Dikulushi Mine, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 53' 34" S28° 16' 18" E86.5km (53.7 miles)
Dikulushi Mine, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 53' 48" S28° 16' 6" E87.0km (54.1 miles)
Boomgate deposit, Dikulushi Mine, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 54' 11" S28° 16' 20" E87.1km (54.1 miles)
Mwitapile prospect, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo8° 52' 30" S28° 12' 29" E91.2km (56.7 miles)
Kiaka Cu-Ag deposit, Lake Mweru, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo9° 5' 59" S28° 15' 0" E103.1km (64.1 miles)
Kikonkula prospect, Lake Mweru, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo9° 2' 44" S28° 10' 13" E105.6km (65.6 miles)
Lufukwe prospect, Lake Mweru, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo9° 35' 59" S28° 3' 0" E159.7km (99.2 miles)
Kinkumbi prospect, Lake Mweru, Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo9° 33' 24" S27° 58' 32" E161.0km (100.0 miles)
Kalaba meteorite, Tanganyika, DR Congo6° 49' 59" S29° 30' 0" E190.5km (118.4 miles)
Manono-Kitotolo mine, Tanganyika, DR Congo7° 16' 38" S27° 27' 2" E207.1km (128.7 miles)
Luizi Impact Crater (Luizi Crater; Luizi Impact Structure), Kundelungu Plateau, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo10° 10' 14" S28° 0' 27" E216.1km (134.3 miles)
Gungwania kimberlite, Kundelungu Plateau, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo10° 24' 42" S27° 57' 1" E242.9km (150.9 miles)
Talala kimberlite, Kundelungu Plateau, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo10° 26' 17" S27° 56' 35" E245.9km (152.8 miles)
Gwena Kimberlite, Lake Mweru, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo10° 16' 59" S27° 37' 0" E249.1km (154.8 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
East African Rift System (EARS), AfricaZone (Tectonic)
African PlateTectonic Plate
Bangweulu Block, African PlateOrogenic Belt
Central AfricaRegion
DR CongoCountry
Haut-Katanga, DR CongoProvince
Pweto Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoTerritory
Katanga, DR CongoProvince
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Katanga, Haut-Shaba63.6.24.0.0.0
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Katanga, Haut-Shaba, Pweto63.6.24.88.0.0
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