Pemba is a small town (population about 4,000) located in
Pemba District of the
Southern Province of
Zambia
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. It is situated on the
Lusaka–Livingstone Road, midway between
Lusaka
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and
Livingstone. The main ethnic group in the town are the
Tonga
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.
Pemba was declared 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, municip ...
by President
Michael Chilufya Sata in 2012.
Before that, it was part of
Choma District.
References
Populated places in Southern Province, Zambia
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