Solwezi 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

, located in North-Western Province. The capital lies at

Solwezi Solwezi is a town in Zambia. It is the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North-Western Province. Solwezi is also the administrative capital of Solwezi District, one of the eleven districts in the North-Western Province. Location Solwezi ...

. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 203,797 people.

Population

According to the 2010 national census and household survey, Solwezi District had 239,051 inhabitants. Before 2016, the district had three electoral constituencies; namely Solwezi West, Solwezi Central and Solwezi East. But from the 2016 general election going forward, the Solwezi West constituency now constitutes

Kalumbila District Kalumbila District is a district of North-Western Province, Zambia. It was named after a mine of the same name (Kalumbila Mine) and was made independent from Solwezi District In 2016. The current area of Kalumbila district covers what was previo ...

while the Solwezi East constituency now constitutes Mushindamo District, leaving Solwezi District with only one constituency ( Solwezi Central).Public notice
Electoral Commission of Zambia The table below illustrates the population of each Solwezi constituency in 2010.

References

Districts of North-Western Province, Zambia {{Zambia-geo-stub