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Kafuta Destination Guide

Discover Kafuta in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kafuta in the region of Democratic Republic of the Congo (general) is a town located in Democratic Republic of the Congo - some 891 mi or ( 1434 km ) South-East of Kinshasa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kafuta is now 01:30 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lubumbashi " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Solwezi, Ndola, Mansa, Kabwe, and Sumba. When in this area, you might want to check out Solwezi . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kafuta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Shinkolobwe

Shinkolobwe is the name of a town and a mine in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), located near the larger town of Likasi and about 120 miles northwest of Lubumbashi. The former mine was located in the centre of a 400 kilometre long belt of uranified minerals, stretching from south of Lubumbashi to Kalongwe, west of Kolwezi. Around 15,000 people live in the town. The mine produced uranium ore for the Manhattan Project. It was officially closed in 2004.

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Located at -11.03 26.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Former mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Manhattan Project, Populated places in Katanga Province, Uranium mines