Nakonde is a town in the
Muchinga Province of
Zambia, on the border with
Tanzania. It is at the northern end of Zambia's
Great North Road (
T2 Road). It is the principal commercial and political headquarters of
Nakonde District
Nakonde District is a district of Zambia, located in Muchinga Province. The capital lies at Nakonde
Nakonde is a town in the Muchinga Province of Zambia, on the border with Tanzania. It is at the northern end of Zambia's Great North Road ( T2 ...
and the district headquarters are located here.
Location
Nakonde sits directly across
Tunduma
Tunduma is a town in Songwe Region, Tanzania, on the border between Tanzania and Zambia. It has border posts for both the Tanzam Highway and the TAZARA railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries. It is located 103 km southwest ...
, in Tanzania's
Songwe Region, separated by the international border between Zambia and
Tanzania. It is located on the
Great North Road, about , north-east of
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 and largest city of Zambia.
It is the last Zambian town on the
Cape to Cairo Road
The Cape to Cairo Road or Pan-African Highway, sometimes called the Great North Road in sub-Saharan Africa, was a proposed road that would stretch the length of Africa, from Cape Town to Cairo, through the Cape to Cairo Red Line of British Em ...
, also known as the Pan-African Highway, which goes from
Cape Town to
Cairo.
This is approximately , by road, north of
Mpika, the largest city in the province.
The geographical coordinates of the town are: 09°19'38.0"S, 32°45'30.0"E (Latitude:-9.327222; Longitude:32.758333).
The average
elevation of Nakonde is about , above sea level.
Roughly to the west is
Chozi.
Overview
Nakonde lies on the main Highway that connects Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to
Kapiri Mposhi,
Isoka
Isoka is a town located in the Muchinga Province of Zambia near the borders with Tanzania and Malawi. It lies on the T2 Road (Tanzam Highway; Great North Road).
Area
The area of the district now (2020) is 5,091 km2. The entire country is ...
, through Nakonde and on to
Tunduma
Tunduma is a town in Songwe Region, Tanzania, on the border between Tanzania and Zambia. It has border posts for both the Tanzam Highway and the TAZARA railway (for which it has a station) linking the two countries. It is located 103 km southwest ...
and
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
, in neighboring
Tanzania. The town is a busy border crossing with both rail and road traffic.
The
TAZARA Railway passes through the town.
Three banks maintain branches in Nakonde;
Barclays Bank of Zambia
Absa Bank Zambia Plc, formerly Barclays Bank of Zambia, is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator.
Location
The headquarters and main branch of Absa Bank of Zambia are l ...
,
Atlas Mara Bank Zambia Limited
Atlas Mara Bank Zambia Limited (AMBZL), commonly referred to as Atlas Mara Bank Zambia, is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. AMBZL was established on 1 December 201 ...
and
Zambia National Commercial Bank
Zambia National Commercial Bank, commonly referred to by the name "Zanaco", is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. In 2021, Zanaco became the first bank in Zambia to reg ...
.
It is estimated that 85 percent of Zambia's exports transit through Nakonde. However, inadequate housing, poor road infrastructure, lack of readily available
grid electricity,
inadequate supply of potable water, an under-developed sewerage system, poor schools and the absence of a post-secondary educational institution (university), are some of the challenges facing the town.
Population
As of February 2006, the population of Nakonde was estimated at approximately 10,652 people.
See also
*
TAZARA Railway
References
External links
Nakonde-Tunduma one-stop border in pilot phase{unreliable source, date=November 2018 As of 3 February 2017.
Populated places in Muchinga Province
Tanzania–Zambia border crossings