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Chingola
Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 216,626 (2010 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in the 1960s) led to the development of two open pit operations, Chingola Open Pit and then Nchanga Open Pit (the latter being the second largest open cast mine in the world). History Chingola was founded in 1943, somewhat later than most other Copperbelt towns. Chingola was built to service the newly opened Nchanga copper mine. Alongside Luanshya (the "Garden Town of the Copperbelt"), Chingola is perhaps one of the best laid-out and most picturesque towns in Zambia. Mines Situated at the north-west end of the Copperbelt Province, the Nchanga Mines Open Pit workings lie in an arc 11 km long around the west and north of the town, covering nearly 30 km2. The deepest part of the pit is 400 m lower than the surrounding plateau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chingola District
Chingola District is a Districts of Zambia, district of Zambia, located in Copperbelt Province. The capital lies at Chingola. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 216,626 people. It is divided into two constituencies, namely Chingola (constituency), Chingola constituency and Nchanga (constituency), Nchanga constituency. References Districts of Copperbelt Province {{Zambia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasompe Airport
Kasompe Airport is an airport serving Chingola, a city in the Copperbelt Province in Zambia. The airport is in the suburb of Kasompe, southeast of Chingola. The Kasompe non-directional beacon (ident: KE) is approximately west of the Rwy 11 threshold. See also *Transport in Zambia *List of airports in Zambia This is a list of airports in Zambia, sorted by location. Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighboring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the nor ... References External linksOpenStreetMap - Chingola * Airports in Zambia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solwezi
Solwezi is a town in Zambia. It is the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North-Western Province. Solwezi is also the administrative capital of Solwezi District, one of the eleven districts in the North-Western Province. Location Solwezi is located on the Chingola–Solwezi–Mwinilunga Road ( T5 Road of Zambia), approximately north-west of Chingola and approximately south-east of Mwinilunga, in the extreme northwest of the country. The geographical coordinates of the city are:12°08'36.0"S, 26°23'09.0"E (Latitude:-12.143333; Longitude:26.385833). Solwezi sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Approximately south of the central business district, is the "Kifubwa Rock Stream Shelter", also ''Kifubwa Rock National Monument''. It is located next to the Kifubwa River, with inscriptions dating from the Paleolithic period, carbon dated to about 6300 BC. The conservation area measures approximately with the Kifubwa Stream Cave at its centre. Population In 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafue River
The Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia at about long. Its water is used for irrigation and for hydroelectric power. It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban. More than 50% of Zambia's population live in the Kafue River Basin and of these around 65% are urban. It has a mean flow rate of 320 m³/s through its lower half, with high seasonal variations. The river discharges 10 km³ per year into the Zambezi River. Course Sources The Kafue River rises at an elevation of 1350 m on the relatively flat plateau just south the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 120 km north-west of Chingola in the Copperbelt Province. The source of the Kafue River is in the North-western Province of Zambia. The area is Miombo woodland on the Congo-Zambezi watershed, with many branching dambos lying 10 to 20 m lower than the highest ground, producing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nchanga Mines
The Nchanga mines are a group of copper mining operations near the municipal town of Chingola in Zambia. Nchanga Open Pit Mine The Open Pits at Nchanga Mine are situated in a crescent shaped structure 11 km long around the municipal town of Chingola in Zambia. Covering nearly 30 km² it is the second largest open cast mine in the world. The deepest part of the pit is 400 m lower than the surrounding plateau. Open Pit mining at Nchanga started in 1955, in the main Nchanga Open Pit. Subsequently, nine medium sized open pits, called satellite pits, have also been mined at one time or the other. At present, mining is concentrated on the main Nchanga pit, with satellite planned for future extensions, as economics and processing technological developments unfold. Together they are termed generically as the Nchanga Open Pits. Nchanga Underground Mine The Nchanga underground mine accounts for approximately 45% of the total copper production at Nchanga. Over the past 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copperbelt Province
Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely damaged by a crash in global copper prices in 1973. The province adjoins the Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is similarly mineral-rich. The main cities of the Copperbelt are Kitwe, Ndola, Mufulira, Luanshya, Chingola, Kalulushi and Chililabombwe. Roads and rail links extend north into the Congo to Lubumbashi, but the Second Congo War brought economic contact between the two countries to a standstill, now recovering. It is informally referred to at times as 'Copala' or 'Kopala', invoking the vernacular-like term of the mineral copper that is mined in the province. Demographics As per the 2010 Zambian census, Copperbelt Provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitwe
Kitwe is the third largest city in terms of infrastructure development (after Lusaka and Ndola) and second largest city in terms of size and population (after Lusaka) in Zambia. With a population of 517,543 (''2010 census provisional'') Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation, alongside Ndola and Lusaka. It has a complex of mines on its north-western and western edges.Google Earth accessed 2007. Kitwe is located in the and is made up of s and |
Kapiri Mposhi
Kapiri Mposhi is a Zambian town, seat of the Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province. Located north of Lusaka, it stands on the Great North Road and is significant for the railway connection between Zambia Railways line from Kitwe to Lusaka and Livingstone and western terminal (New Kapiri Mposhi) of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority from Dar es Salaam since 1976. Geography The town lies in the middle of Zambia, next to the borders with Copperbelt Province. The town is approximately 60 km north of Kabwe and 110 km south of Ndola. It is situated at the junction of the T2 road ( Great North Road; which connects south to Kabwe and Lusaka and north-east to Mpika and Tanzania) and the T3 road (which connects north to Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola and the Democratic Republic Of Congo). Kapiri Mposhi District covers an area measuring approximately 18,250 square kilometres. It is surrounded by 8 Districts, namely, Kabwe District to the south, Chisamba District to the south-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chililabombwe
Chililabombwe (formerly named Bancroft) is a small town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It is located near the Democratic Republic of the Congo border. The name Chililabombwe means 'place of the croaking frog' in the local language of Lamba. The town has a population of 87 000 based on census data from 2010, making it one of the largest towns in the Copperbelt. The town is on the T3 road, 26 km north of the neighbouring town of Chingola, and approximately 10 km south of the large border market of Kasumbalesa. It has also produced national heroes like the late soccer star Eston Mulenga and many others. It's a home for the bundu people. The town's main economic activity is copper mining. Chililabombwe town also has small communities like Konkola. Konkola town is the home of Konkola Copper Mine. Politics The current mayor is Lucky Sichone supported by the deputy mayor, Getrude Witola. The town is represented in the National Assembly by the Chililabombwe constitue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwinilunga
Mwinilunga is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia. It is the headquarters of Mwinilunga District, one of the province's eleven districts. Location The town lies on the west bank of the ''West Lunga River'', along the Chingola–Solwezi–Mwinilunga Road ( T5 Road of Zambia), which continues north-westwards to Caianda, in Angola. Mwinilunga is located approximately , by road, west of Solwezi, the provincial capital. Another tarmacked state road (D286 Road of Zambia), leads south to Kabompo, the capital of Kabompo District. Kabompo town is approximately south of Mwinilunga. Mwinilunga sits in the extreme north-western corner of the country, close to the international borders with Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The geographical coordinates of Mwinilunga, Zambia are:11°43'02.0"S, 24°25'44.0"E (Latitude:-11.717222; Longitude:24.428889). The average elevation of the town is above mean sea level. Overview Due to its proximity with Angola and DR Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copperbelt
The Copperbelt () is a natural region in Central Africa which sits on the border region between northern Zambia and the southern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is known for copper mining. Traditionally, the term ''Copperbelt'' includes the mining regions of Zambia's Copperbelt Province (notably the towns of Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola, Luanshya, and Mufulira in particular) and the Congo's Haut-Katanga and Lualaba provinces (notably Lubumbashi, Kolwezi, and Likasi). In some contexts the term may exclude the Congo entirely. Zambia's Copperbelt became a province soon after independence in 1964, when it was named "Western province". President Kenneth Kaunda changed the name to its present-day "Copperbelt province" in 1969. From the time of the Bantu expansion, both the Congo's Katanga and Zambia's Copperbelt regions have been called "Ilamba" or "Lambaland", after the Lamba people. Both provinces are rich in mineral wealth. Prehistory The Copperbelt was not inhabited before the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Zambia
The ten provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 116 districts as of 2018. Article 109 in part VIII of the constitution of Zambia deals with local government. It states only that there should be some form of local government, and that this local government should be based on democratically elected councils on the basis of universal adult suffrage. Provincial Districts in Zambia Until 2011, Zambia was subdivided into 72 districts. However, since 2011, a number of new districts have been created, bringing the total to 116 as of 2018. ;Total Districts by Province # Central Province (11 districts) # Copperbelt Province (10 districts) # Eastern Province (15 districts) # Luapula Province (12 districts) # Lusaka Province (6 districts) # Muchinga Province (8 districts) # Northern Province (12 districts) # North-Western Province (11 districts) # Southern Province (15 districts) # Western Province (16 districts) Central Province Central Province is composed of 11 distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
