Chinsali is a town in Zambia, which is both the district headquarters of

Chinsali District Chinsali District with headquarters at Chinsali is located in Muchinga Province, Zambia. It lies on the watershed between the Chambeshi River in the Congo Basin and the Luangwa River in the Zambezi basin. The north-eastern half of the district ...

and provincial headquarters of Muchinga Province.

Location

It lies just off the road between Mpika and Isoka ( Tanzam Highway; Zambia's Great North Road), about southwest of Isoka. This is about north-north-east of Mpika. Chinsali is located approximately , by road, north-east of the city of

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, the

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and largest city in the country. The geographical coordinates of Chinsali Town are 10°33'08.0"S, 32°04'09.0"E (Latitude:-10.552222; Longitude:32.069167). The town is nestled at an average elevaion of above mean sea level.

Population

The 1990 national population census enumerated 7,509 people in Chinsali. In 2000, the population census that year put the town's population at 11,507. In 2010, that year's population census gave the population total as 15,198. Central Statistical Office Zambia, calculated that the population of Chinsali Town increased at an average rate of 2.82 percent annually, between 2000 and 2010.

Overview

Chinsali is home mainly to the Bemba people, and to their Senior Chief Nkula who is eligible to ascend to the throne of Paramount Chief of the Bemba People based in

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of Northern Province. Notable people originating from Chinsali include

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe (April 12, 1922 – January 26, 1980) was a Zambian politician, anti-colonialist and author who served as the second vice-president of Zambia from 1967 to 1970. Early life Simon Kapwepwe was born on 12 April 1922 in the C ...

and

Kenneth Kaunda Kenneth David Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Diss ...

, Zambia's first president. Kaunda (1924 - 2021), was born on 28 April 1924 at Lubwa Mission, approximately , southwest of Chinsali City center.

References

External links

* Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000 {{Authority control Populated places in Muchinga Province Chinsali Provincial capitals in Zambia