Chinsali
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Chinsali is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of an administrative district of the same name. It lies 15 km west of the Great North Road and about 180 km north-north-east of Mpika. It lies 28 km south-east of the Chambeshi River but only 6 km from the edge of the river's floodplain.
[edit] Chinsali District
Chinsali District lies on the watershed between the Chambeshi River in the Congo basin and the Luangwa River in the Zambezi basin. The north-eastern half of the district is relatively flat plateau, especially along the Chambeshi, of 1200-1300 m elevation but the south-western half has an attractive landscape of granite hills with an elevation of 1500-1600 m, where the country estate of Shiwa Ngandu is located.
Despite running along the edge of the upper Luangwa Valley, there is no road access from the district to that valley and its national parks except with specially-licensed off-road tour companies.
[edit] References
- General references
- Google Earth
- Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000
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