Chama is a small town in the Eastern Province of

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...

, and is headquarters of

Chama District Chama District with the headquarters at Chama is the largest district of the Eastern Province in Zambia and includes a large wilderness in the Upper Luangwa valley just north-east of the North Luangwa National Park. It is made up of two constitue ...

. It is one of the most remote district headquarters in the country, lying just inside the eastern edge of the upper Luangwa Rift Valley, at the foot of the highlands dividing Zambia and Malawi. It is served by only one gravel road which comes from

Lundazi Lundazi is a town in eastern Zambia, lying near the border with Malawi, around from Chipata. Lundazi is known as a "''Boma''" or administrative centre (Boma (enclosure), ''boma'' derives from the Swahili language, Swahili word for a thorn fence, ...

and the provincial capital of the Eastern Province, Chipata, 300 km to the south. A dirt track connects the town to the

South Luangwa National Park South Luangwa National Park is in eastern Zambia, the southernmost of three national parks in the valley of the Luangwa River. It is a world-renowned wildlife haven which is known to locals simply as "the South Park."Concentrations of game along ...

200 km south-west, running parallel to the Luangwa River. A little-used dirt track follows the Malawi border further north and crosses into

Isoka District Isoka District is a district of Zambia, located in Muchinga Province Muchinga Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia. It is located in the northeast of the country and borders with Tanzania in the north, Malawi in the east, Eastern Provi ...

west of the Nyika Plateau. The Road Development Agency is also developing a road from Chama westwards across the Luangwa River to the town of Matumbo, where the road will end at a junction with the T2 Road, Zambia's Great North Road. It is meant to be the 2nd main road out of Chama after the Lundazi-Chipata Route and is meant to provide access for Chama Residents to the headquarters of Muchinga Province, which is Chinsali.

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:*Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000 {{coord, 11, 13, S, 33, 09, E, region:ZM_type:city, display=title Populated places in Eastern Province, Zambia