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Lusaka Province is one of the ten
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 P ...
. Its capital is
Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...
, which is also the
national capital A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the g ...
. It is the smallest province in Zambia, with an area of 21,896 km2. Lusaka is also Zambia's most populated and most densely populated province, with a population of 2,191,225 and density of 100 persons per km2 as of 2010. It is the most urban province, with the most doctors and fewest malaria-related incidents. The province is bordered by
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and
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, and separated by the
Lower Zambezi National Park The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in southeastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park, the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This meant that the park was pro ...
. The Lower Zambezi National Park, part of the
Lunsemfwa River The Lunsemfwa River is a tributary of the Luangwa Rivers in Zambia and part of the Zambezi River basin. It is a popular river for fishing, containing large populations of tigerfish and bream. It rises on the south-central African plateau at an ele ...
valley, the lower
Luangwa Valley The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season (December to March) and then falls considerably in the dry season. It is one of ...
in the north-east and the
Kafue Flats The Kafue Flats (locally called Butwa) are a vast area of swamp, open lagoon and seasonally inundated flood-plain on the Kafue River in the Southern, Central and Lusaka provinces of Zambia. They are a shallow flood plain 240 km long and a ...
in the south-west are the major national parks and game areas in Lusaka Province. In Lusaka, the Nkhombalyanga festival is celebrated in
Chongwe District Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. 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 ...
by the Soli tribe during July, the Dantho festival is celebrated in
Luangwa District Luangwa District is a district of Zambia, 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 21,89 ...
by the Chikunda tribe during September and the Chakwela Makumbi festival celebrated in
Chongwe District Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. 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 ...
by Soli tribe during September. There are six districts in the province. As of 2004, the literacy rate was 83% while the
unemployment rate Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the referen ...
was 31%. The general unemployment rate for youth was 52% as of 2008.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The airport has a capaci ...
(belonging to Lusaka, although part of
Chongwe District Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. 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 ...
) and
Lusaka City Airport Lusaka City Airport is a military airport serving Lusaka, Zambia. It is used by the Zambian Air Force and the government, while international and commercial traffic is served by Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. Runway 08 has an unusual ...
(in Lusaka) are the two airports in the province.


Geography

Lusaka Province is bordered along
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along
Lower Zambezi National Park The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in southeastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park, the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This meant that the park was pro ...
in the south, Central Province in the north, Southern Province in the southwest and Eastern Province in the north east. The general
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of the province is characterized by uplifted
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s. The general elevation of the nation as a whole is tended towards West to East from the
Kalahari Basin The Kalahari Basin, also known as the Kalahari Depression, Okavango Basin or the Makgadikgadi basin, is an endorheic basin and large lowland area covering approximately 725,293 km2 covering most of Botswana and Namibia, as well as parts of Angol ...
. The level of land falls from the upper Congo towards the Zambezi depression in the South forming a plateau.
Kafue River The Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia at about long. Its water is used for irrigation and for hydroelectric power. It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central ...
is a tributary of
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and it has huge valleys breaking the plateau. The province lies in the watershed between
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and Zambezi river systems. The province lies in the frontier formed between the continental divide separating the
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and the
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, which traverses from
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to the south of
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. There are three major seasons: a cool dry season from April to August, a hot dry season from August to November and a warm wet season from November to April. The maximum heat and rainfall, both are experienced during October. The annual rainfall is less than 750 mm in the region.


Demography

As per
2010 Zambian Census The 2010 Zambian census was conducted in Zambia in 2010 under the approval of the Government of Zambia, which recorded demographic data from 13 million people and 3.2 million households. The 2010 Census of Population and Housing was conducted be ...
, Lusaka's population was 2,238,569, making it the most populated province. The majority of this population is concentrated in its smallest district, which is Lusaka District, with its population of 1,747,152 at the 2010 Census (current projection in 2019 is 2,627,716) or 79% of the province's total, with a population density of 4,180.8 people per km2. The province has the population highest growth rate, with an average of 4.6%, compared to the national growth rate of 2.8%. In 2000, it was the second most populated province from the
Copperbelt province Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immed ...
, with a population of 1,391,329. However, as of the previous census growth rate, Lusaka had surpassed the Copperbelt as the most populated province.


Population of Districts

A compilation of districts of Lusaka with their respective populations source of information in data As of 2011, the President of Zambia, the late
Michael Sata Michael Charles Chilufya Sata (6 July 1937 – 28 October 2014) was a Zambian politician who was the fifth president of Zambia, from 23 September 2011 until his death on 28 October 2014. A social democrat, he led the Patriotic Front (PF), a maj ...
, made Chilanga its own district (A separate district from
Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...
, The Capital City Of Zambia). Chilanga covers a small area separating Lusaka and
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 gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbe ...
along the Great North Road as well as a large area to the west of Lusaka Central before Shibuyunji District, making
Chilanga District Chilanga District is a district of Lusaka Province, Zambia. The capital of the district is Chilanga. It was separated from Kafue District Kafue District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Kafue. As of the 2 ...
larger than
Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was ab ...
(also making Lusaka the smallest district in area, albeit with the largest population). As Of 2018, the President of Zambia,
Edgar Lungu Edgar Chagwa Lungu (born 11 November 1956) is a Zambian politician who served as the sixth president of Zambia from 25 January 2015 to 24 August 2021. Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Defence. Fo ...
, moved Shibuyunji district from Lusaka province to Central Province as part of a development plan for the area. Excluding
Shibuyunji District Shibuyunji District (also known as Sibuyunji District) is a district of Central Province, Zambia, Central Province, Zambia. It was first separated from Mumbwa District and transferred from Central Province to Lusaka Province in 2012 by President ...
(officially now part of Central Province), Lusaka Province has 7 districts as of March 2018.


Ethnicity

Lusaka is an ethnically diverse province and is the only province in Zambia without a single ethnic group making up a third of the Population. The Bemba form the largest ethnicity at 20.2%, while the largest ethnic cluster is the Nyanja cluster (comprising Chewa, Nsenga, Chikunda, Kunda and Ngoni) making up 30.5%. The native Soil, Goba and Chikunda people only markup 0.8%,0.6% and 1.2% respectively. Other natives are the Nsenga Luzi (of Luangwa District)). There is also a considerable presence of Europeans, Asians and other African nationalities.


Languages

The most spoken language in Lusaka is ciNyanja, a language that exhibits the melting pot that the Province has become. ciNyanja is a lingua franca which is close to ciChewa, ChiNsenga, other languages of Eastern Province and notable influence from Nguni languages. The contemporary Lusaka Nyanja has incorporated a lot of borrowed words from English and other languages, due to the massive influx of people from the entire Southern and Central African region. Bemba is another language that is common, Tonga is spoken in pockets of the province. While English was the fastest growing language between 2000 and 2010. There is no clear distinction between dialects and languages in mainstream Zambia. Therefore, languages in the diagrams below will be grouped and listed individually.


National Parks and culture

The
Lower Zambezi National Park The Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in southeastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park, the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This meant that the park was pro ...
, parts of the
Lunsemfwa River The Lunsemfwa River is a tributary of the Luangwa Rivers in Zambia and part of the Zambezi River basin. It is a popular river for fishing, containing large populations of tigerfish and bream. It rises on the south-central African plateau at an ele ...
valley and the lower
Luangwa Valley The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season (December to March) and then falls considerably in the dry season. It is one of ...
in the north-east and part of the
Kafue Flats The Kafue Flats (locally called Butwa) are a vast area of swamp, open lagoon and seasonally inundated flood-plain on the Kafue River in the Southern, Central and Lusaka provinces of Zambia. They are a shallow flood plain 240 km long and a ...
in the south-west are the major National parks and game area in Lusaka Province. The Nkhombalyanga festival celebrated in
Chongwe District Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. 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 ...
by Soli tribe during July, Dantho festival celebrated in
Luangwa District Luangwa District is a district of Zambia, 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 21,89 ...
by Chikunda tribe during September, Chakwela Makumbi festival celebrated in
Chongwe District Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. 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 ...
by Soli tribe during September, Mbambara festival celebrated in
Luangwa District Luangwa District is a district of Zambia, 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 21,89 ...
by Nsenga Luzi tribe during November, Chibwela Kumushi festival celebrated in Luangwa District by Soli tribe during November, Kailala festival celebrated in
Kafue District Kafue District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Kafue. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 150,217 people. Kafue has many business areas to invest in. There are more services one c ...
by Goba tribe during November and Chibwela Kumushi festival celebrated in Luangwa District by Soli tribe during November are the major festivals celebrated in the Province.


Administration

Provincial administration is set up purely for administrative purposes. The province is headed by a minister appointed by the
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, and there are ministries of central government for each province. The administrative head of the province is the Permanent Secretary, appointed by the President. There is a Deputy Permanent Secretary, heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level. Lusaka Province is divided into six
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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
s, namely,
Chilanga District Chilanga District is a district of Lusaka Province, Zambia. The capital of the district is Chilanga. It was separated from Kafue District Kafue District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Kafue. As of the 2 ...
,
Chongwe District Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. 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 ...
,
Kafue District Kafue District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Kafue. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 150,217 people. Kafue has many business areas to invest in. There are more services one c ...
,
Luangwa District Luangwa District is a district of Zambia, 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 21,89 ...
,
Lusaka District Lusaka District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Lusaka. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 1,084,703 people. Constituencies Lusaka District is divided into seven constituenci ...
and
Rufunsa District Rufunsa District is a district in Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The district capital is Rufunsa. The district was established by President Michael Sata in 2012 by splitting Chongwe District. It is estimated to have a population of about 45,0 ...
. All the district headquarters are the same as the district names. There are six councils in the province, each of which is headed by an elected representative, called a councilor. Each councilor holds office for three years. The administrative staff of the council is selected by a Local Government Service Commission from within or outside the district. The office of the provincial government is located in each of the district headquarters and has provincial local government officers and auditors. 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. The elected members of the council do not draw salaries, but are paid allowances by the council. Lusaka is a province and Zambia's capital city is also Lusaka with one city council. The government stipulates 63 different functions for the councils, with the majority of them being infrastructure management and local administration. Councils are mandated to maintain each of their community centres, zoos, local parks, drainage system, playgrounds, cemeteries, caravan sites, libraries, museums and art galleries. They also work along with specific government departments to help with agriculture, conservation of natural resources, postal services, and establishing and maintaining hospitals, schools and colleges. The councils prepare schemes that encourage community participation.


Economy and education

As of 2004, the province had 502 basic schools, 39 high schools and 502 school for children out of school aged between 7 and 15 . The unemployment rate was 31%, and the general unemployment rate for youth was 52% as of 2008. The province had 231 doctors as of 2005. There were 313
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incidence for every 1,000 people in the province as of 2005 and there were 15,429
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death as of 2010. The total area of crops planted during the year 2014 in the province was 82,603.72 hectares, which constituted 4.35% of the total area cultivated in Zambia. The net production stood at 234,807 metric tonnes, which formed 5.76% of the total agricultural production in the country. Wheat was the major crop in the province with 48,510 metric tonnes, constituting 24.07% of the national output.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The airport has a capaci ...
and
Lusaka City Airport Lusaka City Airport is a military airport serving Lusaka, Zambia. It is used by the Zambian Air Force and the government, while international and commercial traffic is served by Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. Runway 08 has an unusual ...
are the two airports in the province.


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