Manono, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Manono
Manono from the air
Manono from the air
Manono is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Manono
Manono
Coordinates: 7°17′41″S 27°27′16″E / 7.294704°S 27.454491°E / -7.294704; 27.454491Coordinates: 7°17′41″S 27°27′16″E / 7.294704°S 27.454491°E / -7.294704; 27.454491
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
ProvinceTanganyika
TerritoryManono
ClimateAw
National languageSwahili

Manono is a town and territory in Tanganyika Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Location and economy[]

Manono lies on the western bank of the Lukushi River, a tributary of the Luvua River. The town is a river port, with barges bringing cargo from Lubumbashi.[1] Manono is also connected to a disused railway line[1][2] to Muyumba.[3] The town lies along National Road 33 (N33) and Regional Road 628 (R628).[4]

Economic activity is centered on mining, with the surrounding area containing approximately 100 million tonnes of minerals, including spodumene (lithium), columbite, tin and tantalite.[1][5] Mining by Géomines began in 1915.[6] The Manono-Kitotolo mine was worked almost continuously until the late 1970s, first by Géomines and later by Congo-Etain and Zairetain. Perhaps 180,000 tonnes of cassiterite ore were extracted in this period.[7]

The collapse of the world tin price in the 1980s severely hit the town's economy.[1] However, since 2017 exploration has been underway for lithium minerals and tin at the historical tin mine in the Manono - Kitotolo region.[8]

Climate[]

Manono has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw).

Climate data for Manono
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.0
(77.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.4
(77.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.5
(77.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		24.8
(76.6) 		25.3
(77.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 172
(6.8) 		146
(5.7) 		199
(7.8) 		122
(4.8) 		17
(0.7) 		2
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		6
(0.2) 		44
(1.7) 		90
(3.5) 		161
(6.3) 		181
(7.1) 		1,140
(44.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[9]

Civil war[]

Manono was seriously affected by the Second Congo War (1998-2003), with many buildings destroyed. Rally for Congolese Democracy rebels and allied Rwandan soldiers took control of Manono in 1999.[10][11] A hydro-electric power plant used to provide electricity, and the town used to have a brewery, which supplied the surrounding region; both were destroyed during the war.[1]

Recent times[]

The UN carried out arms decommissioning in 2008, offering to accept guns in exchange for a bicycle. The scheme was successful in removing weapons.[12] The town is served by Manono Airport.[13] Manono has a cathedral which was built by Belgian missionaries, and was severely damaged during the war.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Beer and normality in DR Congo". BBC News. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ National Geographic Atlas of the World, revised sixth edition, National Geographic Society, 1992
  3. ^ The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, third edition (1970-1979).
  4. ^ "ARRÊTÉ DÉPARTEMENTAL 79/BCE/TPAT/60/004/79 portant fixation des listes des routes constituant le réseau des routes nationales et régionales dans la République du Zaïre" (PDF) (PDF) (in French). 28 February 1979. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Manono, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)". mindat.org. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  6. ^ Hillman, John (1997), "Chartered Companies and the Development of the Tin Industry in Belgian Africa, 1900-1939", African Economic History, University of Wisconsin Press (25): 154, doi:10.2307/3601883
  7. ^ Manono-Kitotolo Lithium Tailings Project, Tantalex Resources Corporation, retrieved 6 April 2021
  8. ^ "Manono Project". AVZ Minerals Limited. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Climate: Manono". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  10. ^ "IRIN Update 688 for 8 June [19990608]". UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 8 June 1999. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  11. ^ "Southern African News Features". sardc.net. 1 October 2000. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  12. ^ "The tragedy of Congo". The Guardian. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  13. ^ "Manono Airport (MNO) Details - Democratic Republic Of Congo". world-airport-codes.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
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