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Chipata District
Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 455,783 people. Chipata City Centre is located about 600 km from Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia, on the Great East Road while it is only 110 km from Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. Thus, Chipata accesses its imports mainly from Nacala and Dar es Salaam ports in Mozambique and Tanzania respectively, all routes passing through Malawi to Mwami Border. The District has a firm foundation of being a trade centre dating back to the colonial era of the current Zambia, when it was called Fort Jameson and was the capital of North-Eastern Rhodesia up to 1911. This cornerstone has left the town as the hub of Eastern Province, by maintaining its position as a Provincial Headquarters. Chipata was declared a city on 24 February 2017 (no-longer a town). Constituencies Chipata District has two constituencies ... [...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] |
Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over six million people, Dar is the largest city in East Africa and the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, seventh-largest in Africa. Located on the Swahili coast, Dar es Salaam is an important economic centre and is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. The town was founded by Majid bin Said of Zanzibar, Majid bin Said, the first Sultanate of Zanzibar, Sultan of Zanzibar, in 1865 or 1866. It was the main administrative and commercial center of German East Africa, Tanganyika (territory), Tanganyika, and Tanzania. The decision was made in 1974 to move the capital to Dodoma and was officially completed in 1996. Dar es Salaam is Tanzania's most prominent city for arts, fashion, media, film, television, and finance. It is the capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luangeni
Luangeni is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. National Assembly of Zambia It covers part of Chipata District
Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 455,783 people.
Chipata City Centre is located about 600 km from Lusaka, th ... in Eastern Province.
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Chipata Central
Chipata Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the city of Chipata in Chipata District Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 455,783 people. Chipata City Centre is located about 600 km from Lusaka, th ... of Eastern Province. National Assembly of Zambia List of MPs References {{Zambian constituencies Constituencies of the National Assembly of Zambia 1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Zambian Parliamentary Constituencies
The National Assembly of Zambia has 156 single-member constituencies. Central Province – 15 seats * Bwacha *Chisamba *Chitambo * Kabwe Central *Kapiri Mposhi * Katuba * Keembe * Lufubu *Mkushi North * Mkushi South * Muchinga *Mumbwa * Mwembeshi * Nangoma *Serenje Copperbelt Province – 22 seats *Bwana Mkubwa *Chifubu *Chililabombwe * Chimwemwe *Chingola * Kabushi * Kafulafuta *Kalulushi * Kamfinsa * Kankoyo * Kantanshi * Kwacha *Luanshya * Lufwanyama * Masaiti * Mpongwe *Mufulira *Nchanga *Ndola Central *Nkana * Roan * Wusakile Eastern Province – 20 seats *Chadiza *Chama North *Chama South * Chasefu * Chipangali * Chipata Central * Kapoche * Kasenengwa *Kaumbwe * Luangeni * Lumezi *Lundazi * Malambo * Milanzi * Mkaika * Msanzala * Nyimba * Petauke Central * Sinda * Vubwi Luapula Province – 15 seats * Bahati * Bangweulu *Chembe *Chiengi * Chifunabuli *Chipili *Kawambwa *Luapula * Mambilima * Mansa Central * Milenge *Mwansabombwe * Mwense *Nchelenge * Pambashe Lusaka Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia Daily Mail
The ''Zambia Daily Mail'' is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper published in Zambia. It is one of two state-owned papers of the Zambian government. History and operations The newspaper arose from the ''Central African Mail'', which was bought by the government from David Astor in 1965. It was renamed the ''Zambian Mail'' and subsequently the ''Zambia Daily Mail'' in 1970. The paper soon became a mouthpiece for the government, publishing official statements and press releases, while being instructed to become an "instrument in nation building". However, this saw a decline in readership and advertising. In 2005, its circulation figures were estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000.de Burgh, Hugo (2005). ''Making Journalists: Diverse Models, Global Issues''. Routledge. p. 166. See also * Communications in Zambia * List of newspapers in Zambia This is an incomplete list of newspapers published in Zambia. Newspapers * ''Lusaka Times'' * ''Times of Zambia'' *''Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-Eastern Rhodesia
North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900.North-Eastern Rhodesia Order in Council, 1900 The protectorate was administered under charter by the British South Africa Company. It was one of what were colloquially referred to as the ''three Rhodesian protectorates'',Encyclopedia of the Laws of England, Volume XIII; Editors: A. Wood Renton, Esq., Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Max. A. Robertson, Esq., of the Inner Temple and the Midland Circuit, Barrister-at-Law; Edinburgh; 1 November 1908. the other two being Southern Rhodesia and Barotseland-North-Western Rhodesia. It was amalgamated with Barotseland-North-Western Rhodesia, another territory administered by the British South Africa Company, to form Northern Rhodesia in 1911. History The colonisation of the region that would become North-Eastern Rhodesia began in 1890. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mwami, Zambia
Mwami is a town in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The town lies at the international border with Malawi, adjacent to the Malawian city of Mchinji. Location The town lies in Chipata District, Eastern Province, at the border with Malawi. Mwami is located approximately southeast of the district and provincial capital at Chipata. It is located approximately , east-north-east of Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. This is approximately , by road west-north-west of Lilongwe, Malawi's capital city. The geographical coordinates of Mwami, Zambia are:13°48'30.0"S, 32°45'19.0"E (Latitude:-13.808333; Longitude:32.755278). Mwami sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Overview Due to the proximity of Mwami, Zambia with Lilongwe, Malawi, most of the imports and exports handled at this border post are either destined or coming from the Mozambican port of Nacala, on the Indian Ocean coast. The majority of imports are destined to Chipata and neighboring districts. Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the United Nations, Tanzania has a population of million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as 6-million-year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. The genus Australopithecus ranged across Africa between 4 and 2 million years ago, and the oldest remains of the genus ''Homo'' are found near Lake Olduvai. Following the rise of '' Homo erectus'' 1.8 million years ago, humanity spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nacala
Nacala, also known as Cidade de Nacala or Nacala-Porto is a city on the northern coast of Mozambique. Located in the southwestern indentation of inner Fernao Veloso Bay, it is the deepest natural port on the east coast of Africa. Nacala serves as the terminal for the Nacala railway, a rail line to the landlocked Malawi. South of Nacala is Mozambique Island, at one time the capital of Mozambique and now a World Heritage site. History Nacala was founded as a little town and developed as a deep waters port and an industrial, agricultural and exporting centre during the last period of the Portuguese rule of the territory which ended in the mid-1970s. Among its major industries were cement, sisal and cashew. Other important employers were the seaport, its small modern hospital, and services (banking, insurance and administration). Industry Nacala is site of one of three cement works in Mozambique. Transport Nacala is the terminal of the Nacala railway that connects to the Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Zambia
Zambia is divided into 10 provinces for administrative purposes. Each province is headed by a minister appointed by the President and there are ministries of central government for each province. The administrative head of each province is the Permanent Secretary, appointed by the President. There are Deputy Permanent Secretary, heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level. Provinces are further divided into districts and almost all the district headquarters are the same as the district names. Each of the 116 districts in the 10 provinces has a council which is headed by an elected representative, called councilor. Each councilor holds office for five years. Each council is responsible for raising and collecting local taxes and the budgets of the council are audited and submitted every year after the annual budget. Zambia has predominantly rural provinces and hence there are only three municipal councils. The government stipulates 63 different funct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
