Mitwaba
City of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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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]
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  Mitwaba | |
| Coordinates: 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]
