Chongwe District is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
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 ...
, located in
Lusaka Province
Lusaka Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia. Its capital is Lusaka, which is also the national capital. It is the smallest province in Zambia, with an area of 21,896 km2. Lusaka is also Zambia's most populated and most densely ...
. The capital lies at
Chongwe. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 137,461 people.
Before 1997, Chongwe District, together with
Kafue District
Kafue District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Kafue
Kafue is a town in the Lusaka Province of Zambia and it lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gatew ...
and
Rufunsa District, was known as "Lusaka Rural".
Chongwe is home to Chalimbana University (formerly National In-service Teachers College - NISTCOL).
References
Districts of Lusaka Province
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