Livingstone 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 ...

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 Southern Province. The capital lies at

Livingstone, Zambia Livingstone is a city in Zambia. Until 1935, it served as the capital city of Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia). Lying 10 km (6.2 mi) to the north of the Zambezi River, it is a tourism attraction center for the Victoria Falls and a border t ...

. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 103,288 people. Its border with

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...

is formed by the

Zambezi River The Zambezi River (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than hal ...

and

Victoria Falls Victoria Falls ( Lozi: ''Mosi-oa-Tunya'', "The Smoke That Thunders"; Tonga: ''Shungu Namutitima'', "Boiling Water") is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and anim ...

. Although most people live in Livingstone, other villages include Jinga Jinga in the north and Simonga in the southwest.

Transportation

The Zambia road of M10 from

Kazungula Kazungula is a small border town in Zambia, lying on the north bank of the Zambezi River about west of Livingstone on the M10 Road. At Kazungula, the territories of four countries (Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia) come close to meeti ...

and

Sesheke Sesheke is a border town in the Western Province of Zambia, in a district of the same name. It lies on the northern bank of the Zambezi River which forms the border with Namibia's Caprivi Strip at that point. The Katima Mulilo Bridge, co ...

in the west, after passing through Simonga, reaches a junction with the T1 road in the city of Livingstone at a junction adjacent to St. Theresa's Catholic Church and Mosi-Oa-Tunya Square (at a 4-way traffic light junction). The T1 then continues either south to cross over

Victoria Falls Bridge The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river forms the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border post ...

into Zimbabwe or north-east towards Zimba, Choma and Lusaka. Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport serves Livingstone and is connected to the downtown by Libala Drive (often known and labelled as "Airport Road"). The airport is controlled by the National Airports Corporation Limited.

Health and education

Hospitals in the district include Batoka Hospital and Livingstone General Hospital (Which Are Neighbouring Hospitals And Are Often Treated As One Hospital). Schools include Nalituwe Primary School, Libala Primary School, St. Mary's Secondary School, St. Raphael's Secondary School, Shungu School, Mujala School, and Linda High School.

Victoria Falls

Africa's highest waterfall,

, is found in the Livingstone District. Located by Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, the waterfalls cascade past Livingstone Island along the

. Then, the river passes underneath Victoria Falls Bridge on the road T1. Victoria Falls forms part of the district's border with

References

Districts of Southern Province, Zambia {{Zambia-geo-stub