Provinces of Zambia

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Zambia is divided into 9 provinces. There is also a campaign by some for a tenth province, to be called "Kafue Province" with Kaoma as it's capital.

The provinces of Zambia
The provinces of Zambia
Province[1] Capital Area (km²) Population Density
(people/km²)		 Districts
Central[2] Kabwe 94,395 1,012,257 10.7 6
Copperbelt[3] Ndola 31,328 1,581,221 50.5 10
Eastern Chipata 69,106 1,306,173 18.9 8
Luapula Mansa 50,567 775,353 15.3 7
Lusaka[2] Lusaka 21,898 1,391,329 63.5 4
Northern Kasama 147,826 1,258,696 8.5 7
North-Western Solwezi 125,827 583,350 4.6 12
Southern Livingstone 85,283 1,212,124 14.2 11
Western[3] Mongu 126,386 765,088 6.1 7
Zambia Lusaka 752,616 9,885,591 13.1 72

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Gwillim Law. Zambia Provinces. Retrieved on 2007-11-02. (Population figures are from the census of 2000).
  2. ^ a b Lusaka province was split from Central province in 1973. Initially Lusaka province was only 360 km², but by 1988 it had been enlarged to its present size.
  3. ^ a b The Copperbelt province was known as Western Province until 1969. At the same time the name of the Barotseland province was changed to Western province.


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