Mitwaba is a city in the Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 4,332.[1]
Mitwaba | |
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  Mitwaba | |
| Coordinates: 8°38′S 27°20′E / 8.63°S 27.33°E | |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 4,332[1] |
On December 24, 1947, the first fatal airliner crash in present-day Congo occurred near Mitwaba. A Lockheed Lodestar on a Sabena flight from the city to Manono went down inverted after engine issues, killing all 5 onboard.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Congo (Dem. Rep.): largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar OO-CAR Mitwaba". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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