Lundazi

Lundazi is a town in eastern Zambia, lying near the border with Malawi, around 116 mi (187 km) from Chipata. Lundazi is known as a "Boma" or administrative centre (boma derives from the Swahili word for a thorn fence, built to protect livestock or travelers' camps). It was a former colonial headquarters. Lundazi is the District Capital — or "county seat" — for Lundazi District, which is the central portion of Eastern Zambia. It is perched high above the eastern side of the Luangwa Valley, and close to a quiet border crossing (the Mqocha/Mtyocha Border) to Malawi.[1]

It has an airstrip, schools and a hotel in the form of a Norman castle. The building of the castle was begun in 1948 by a Welsh District Commissioner called Colonel Errol Button, who reputedly sketched out its design on the back of a cigarette packet. The castle overlooked a swamp where the Lundazi and Msuzi Rivers met, which Button dammed using soil carried to the site in grass baskets. The dam now supplies Lundazi's water and is home to several hippos.

The town also has a district hospital, a post office, two banks, two filling stations, a market, and some small shops. Lundazi Town is small and one can easily walk from one end of town to the other.

Lundazi's local political system is made up of 25 wards and 11 chiefdoms. Each ward is represented by an elected councillor and the 11 chiefdoms by two representative councillors in the Lundazi District Council.

The major language spoken in Lundazi is Tumbuka and the major tribes are Tumbuka, Chewa and Ngoni. The main source of income is agriculture and trading. Most of the traders are Zambians of Asian origin. Lundazi has a popular name 'Box One Kanele' (apparently a corruption of 'Colonel').

The town is the District Capital for Lundazi District, the central portion of Eastern Province.

References

  1. ↑ "Lundazi". Retrieved 29 January 2016.

Coordinates: 12°18′S 33°11′E / 12.300°S 33.183°E / -12.300; 33.183

 
Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop.

Lusaka

Kitwe		 1 Lusaka Lusaka 1 747 152 11 Choma Southern 247 860
Chipata

Ndola
2 Kitwe Copperbelt 517 543 12 Katete Eastern 243 849
3 Chipata Eastern 455 783 13 Kasama Northern 231 824
4 Ndola Copperbelt 451 246 14 Mazabuka Southern 230 972
5 Lundazi Eastern 323 870 15 Mansa Luapula 228 392
6 Petauke Eastern 307 889 16 Kafue Central 227 466
7 Chibombo Central 303 519 17 Mumbwa Southern 226 171
8 Kalomo Southern 258 570 18 Chingola Copperbelt 216 626
9 Solwezi North Western 254 470 19 Mpika Northern 203 379
10 Kapiri Mposhi Central 253 786 20 Mbala Southern 203 129


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