Pemba is a small town (population about 4,000) located in Pemba District of the Southern Province of

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. It is situated on the

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that runs between

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and Livingstone. The main ethnic group in the town are the

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. Prominent educational institutions found here are Pemba Basic School, Pemba High School, Jembo Mission High School and Kasiya Secretarial College. Pemba was declared a

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by the head of state Michael Chilufya Sata in 2012. Before that, it was part of Choma District. Pemba is the exact midway when travelling from Livingstone to

. Pemba also hosts the

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(ZNBC) television transmitter station for the Southern Province.

References

Populated places in Southern Province, Zambia {{Zambia-geo-stub